Official UK procurement notice
Telford & Wrekin Council Family Hub Parent Infant Relationships and Parenting Support Services
Authority: Borough of Telford & Wrekin (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTelford & Wrekin Council is seeking providers with expertise in developing and delivering community-based Parent Infant relationship and Parenting support for new parents in the following initiatives within the Telford area: Lot 1. Perinatal Mental Health Social Prescribing - offering non-clinical interventions and connecting parents in the perinatal period with a wide range of community resources to holistically address their emotional, social, and practical needs. Lot 2. New Fathers Offer Best Start in Life - To develop an antenatal and postnatal offer for new Dads, in person and digital. Lot 3. Peripatetic Mental Health Support Best Start in Life - To provide a listening support service within existing provision in the community to encourage and engage more conversations about healthy attachments and relationships which support PIR and PNMH.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£195,000 together)Lot #1Perinatal Mental Health Social PrescribingAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Telford & Wrekin Council seeks a provider with expertise in developing and delivering community-based Perinatal Mental Health Social Prescribing. By offering non-clinical interventions and connecting parents in the perinatal period with a wide range of community resources to holistically address their emotional, social, and practical needs.
Lot #2New Fathers Offer – Best Start in LifeAwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
- Develop an antenatal and postnatal offer for new Dads, in person, and digital.
- Coproduce this offer with Dads
- Work in partnership with Midwifery, ShropCom 0-19, Local Authority and VCS partners when producing the offer to ensure robust pathways are in place.
- There is an expectation to join the Father inclusive steering group and to work with the Fatherhood Champions to ensure Father Inclusive practice is embedded
Lot #3Peripatetic Mental Health Support – Best Start in LifeAwardedRenewalPublished value£45,000
- Provide a listening support service within existing provision in the community to encourage and engage more conversations about healthy attachments and relationships which support PIR and PNMH
- Signposting and refer to relevant provisions, including Perinatal Mental Health, MIND and Family Hub partners
- The emphasis is on professionals reaching parents, especially those from seldom heard groups.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jul 2025, 11:01 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2025, 16:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041550- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0562baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 11:01 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:13 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2025- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 11:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2025, 16:13 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONSVCSE, Telford MindVCSEjoint award1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Option to extend by up to one further year | £195,000 | 1 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Perinatal Mental Health Social Prescribing | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2 · New Fathers Offer – Best Start in Life | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 3 | — |
| 3 · Peripatetic Mental Health Support – Best Start in Life | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONSAwarded supplier
- Telford MindAwarded supplier
- Telford MindAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender