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Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Baby Steps

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:06.

Opportunity overview

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) was one of 75 Local Authorities awarded funding to drive through recommendations identified in the Dame Andrea Leadsom review into improving health & development outcomes for babies in England, with an aim to: • Provide support to parents and carers so they can nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all. • Contribute to a reduction in inequalities in health and education outcomes for babies, children and families across England by ensuring that support provided is communicated to all parents and carers, including those who are hardest to reach and/or most in need. • Build the evidence base for what works when it comes to improving health and education outcomes for babies, children, and families in different delivery contexts. The programme started in April 2023 current funding was due to cease on the 31st March 2025. Government confirmation of further funding was provided in December 2024 for 2025/6 allowing for contracts to be awarded to continue the ongoing service delivery. Parenting support for vulnerable families from pregnancy to 2 years.

Awarded to

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ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£274.3k
Awarded
26 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Watford, UKH23, WD18 8AG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EX1082 (f)
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBWW-4714-TBHN

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Centenary Square
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 1HX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
Id
GB-FTS-175509

Address

Street Address
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road
Locality
Watford
Postal Code
WD18 8AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Baby Steps
Status
active
Date
26 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311300
Description
Welfare services for children and young people

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
329,180.4
Amount
274,317
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-175509
Name
ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Contract period

Starts
26 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
017389-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Feb 2026, 14:21
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
26 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bradford · UKE41 · BD1 1HX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 017380-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 017389-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·