Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Early Help Parent Support Service
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward Notice for the Provision of an Early Help Parent Support Service
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£719,980
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must be able to meet conditions within Terms and Conditions
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be able to meet conditions within Terms and Conditions
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Commercial: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Evaluation via scoring of method statement questions
- Commercial : The commercial element is subject to capped funding and bids will be evaluated on number of hours to meet budget and spot purchase
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must be able to meet conditions within Terms and Conditions
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be able to meet conditions within Terms and Conditions
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Nov 2028
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 12:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
B671- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074301- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056398Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
see terms and conditions
- Risks
see terms and conditions
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
website: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗
link for itt: itt_121358 - B671/25 - Provision of an Early Help Parent Support Service
Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:24 BST
- Market engagement5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Bridgend County Borough Council has recently launched its Family Support Commissioning Strategy 2025-2027, which focusses on driving improvement and investment in early help and edge of care services for children, young people, and families.
We are seeking to collaborate with providers in preparation for an upcoming procurement exercise, on the following key areas of the strategy:
- Parenting support
- Children and young people with neurodiversity, learning disabilities and mental health challenges
We’re keen to hear from providers delivering evidence-based and innovative services to children, young people and their families and understanding the impact and outcomes achieved. Whether your work focuses on parenting support or supporting children with additional needs and their families, we’re eager to learn from what’s proving effective in other areas.
We anticipate that tender opportunities will be advertised in Autumn 2025.
Engagement will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams through one-to-one meetings. Sessions will be available on the following dates, in hourly slots:
- Friday, 8 August 2025 - between 9am and 3pm
- Thursday, 4 September 2025 - between 9am and 4pm
To book a meeting, please contact [email protected] by 1 August 2025, indicating:
- Your preferred date and time (slots will be allocated subject to availability)
- The service area(s) you wish to discuss.
- Next notice expected378 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published337 days ago17 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by316 days ago8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline312 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by276 days ago16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent222 days ago12 Mar 2026
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago20 May 2026, 12:24 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:24 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £719,98017 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMTwas £659,980
- Status changed to active17 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Nov 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 11:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 May 2026, 12:24 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardo'sVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: With the Option to Extend for up to 24 Months, up to 31st March 2030 · Options: Should demand for the service exceed supply, then provision is made within the contract for the Council to be able to vary the contract value by up to £113,000 pre VAT (£135,600 including VAT) within the term, by spot purchasing additional Family Support Worker time at an hourly rate. This is dependent on funding being identified and at the sole discretion of the Council. | £832,980 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of an Early Help Parent Support Service · Barnardo'sVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £832,980
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Subject to approval and funding the contract has the Option to Extend for up to 24 Months, up to 31st March 2030
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BarnardosAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender