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Best Start In Life Parenting Service

Medway Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:51.

Opportunity overview

Medway Council is seeking to commission a Best Start in Life (BSiL) Parenting Service to deliver evidence-based parenting support to families with children in the early years. The service will play a significant role achieving the ambitions set out in the Best Start in Life Guidance for Parenting and Home Learning. The Best Start Family Hub Network should deliver a high quality parenting and home learning environment (HLE) offer for families with children aged 0-5, combining face to face and digital support, clear guidance on how to support children’s development, and targeted evidence based interventions. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./939857YJG4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/939857YJG4

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£500k

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
27 Aug 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
19 Aug 2026, 17:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
600,000
Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Technical Questions

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
cost
Name
Cost
Description
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
074255-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Aug 2026, 14:45
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Medway Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYH-3898-LDQR

Address

Street Address
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Locality
Chatham
Postal Code
ME4 4TR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ41

Contact

Name
Mr Graham Thomas1

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chatham · UKJ41 · ME4 4TR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ41 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 074255-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·