Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of
Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support
Service.
This procurement is for The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies
Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service.
The contract period will be for 2.5 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years
subject to funding. It is intended for the contract to commence 02 November 2026
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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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 award criteria (4)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Environmental
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jun 2026, 17:42 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
P-1451- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058706- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba8aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 17 July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published125 days ago22 Jun 2026, 17:42 BST
- Clarification questions by109 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline100 days ago17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by53 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published51 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 7 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 17:42 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 06:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 12:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The contract commencement date has been amended from 01 October 2026 to 02 November 2026. The contract end date has been correspondingly updated to maintain the original contract duration. All other information remains unchanged.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOME-START MANCHESTERSMEVCSE2 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2029 · up to 1 May 2031Extensions: The contract period will be for 2.5 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years subject to funding. | £1,800,000 | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOME-START MANCHESTERAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender