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Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents

Wigan Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 00:06.

Opportunity overview

Wigan Council's Public Health Team requires x1 provider to deliver a proposed service that will provide a community-based offer for parents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0-19 years, and up to 25 years for young people with SEND, with a particular focus on the first 1001 days and adolescence as key developmental periods. The service will be centred around 5 key areas. • Parenting Confidence and Family Relationships - Supporting parents and carers to build confidence, strengthen relationships with their children and young people, develop peer connections and access opportunities for shared learning through all stages of childhood and adolescence. • Infant Feeding, Food and Nutrition - Delivering a community-based infant feeding offer through paid peer support, alongside activities that promote healthy nutrition, responsive feeding, oral health and access to community food resources. • Key Transitions and Development - Increasing confidence and community connections during important developmental stages including pregnancy, transition to parenthood, the first 1001 days, school transitions, adolescence and transition to adulthood for young people with SEND. • Community Capacity and Connected Communities - Developing volunteering opportunities, peer support networks, parent leadership and community participation, helping families become more connected to neighbourhood assets, opportunities and services. • VCFSE Development and Community Wealth Building - Supporting the growth and sustainability of the local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector through partnership working, mentoring, coaching, micro-commissioning and community capacity building. A key ambition is to leave stronger community infrastructure and local capability at the end of the contract than existed at mobilisation. The approach will complement the existing Public Health Nursing and Family Hub offer, strengthening community connectedness, parental confidence, participation, infant feeding, healthy nutrition and community capacity. A key ambition of the commission is to work alongside and strengthen the local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector through partnership working, community development, mentoring and market-shaping approaches.

Classification

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

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.3m

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
PA 134
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
13 Nov 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Oct 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
4 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
The contract will be best delivered from an operational perspective by concentrating on one provider. However, it must be noted that this contractual service does promote the successful provider to work with/micro-commission local providers such as VCSEs. Please see above description for further detail (Along with tender pack on e-procurement platform, The Chest).

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
12 Oct 2031, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
1,500,000
Amount
1,250,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality Questions

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Pricing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Interview

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Legal Capacity: Insurance Requirements: The successful bidder must be willing to obtain by the start of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: a) Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 for each and every occurrence; b) Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 for each and every occurrence, &; c) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000 for each and every occurrence. Data Protection/GDPR - The successful provider must have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects. Data Protection/GDPR - The successful provider must confirm that its organisation has appropriate policies, procedures, workforce training and technical measures in place to comply with UK GDPR and Data Protection legislation and to protect personal information relating to children, young people, parents, carers, volunteers and staff. Data Protection/GDPR - The successful provider must provide a brief summary of the above referenced arrangements, including: Data protection governance; workforce training; information security arrangements; management of data breaches and subject access request processes.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Relevant Experience and Contract Examples - Please provide details of up to two contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, in any combination from either the public or private sectors (which may include samples of grant-funded work). Organisational Standards - Please describe any relevant quality standards, frameworks, training programmes or accreditation schemes that support your delivery of this service, including arrangements relating to infant feeding support, safeguarding, volunteer management and workforce development. Health & Safety (H&S) - (a) Please confirm that your organisation has appropriate Health and Safety policies and procedures in place, &; (b) Please describe how Health and Safety will be managed during delivery of this service. Safeguarding - Please describe your safeguarding arrangements and how these will be applied to delivery of the Connected Parents service. Safeguarding - Please confirm that your organisation, will comply with both the Wigan Council Adult Safeguarding and Wigan Council's Safeguarding Policies. Children's: http://www.wigan.gov.uk/WSCB/index.aspx Adults: http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Health-Social-Care/Adults/report-abuse-or-neglect-of-a-vulnerable-adult.aspx Modern Slavery Statement (or equivalent statement/document).

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
18 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
17 Jan 2032, 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
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
096326-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Oct 2026, 22:34
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wigan Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCGG-6481-TZPW

Address

Street Address
Wigan Town Hall, Library Street
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN1 1YN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wigan · UKD36 · WN1 1YN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD36 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 077339-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096326-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Wigan Council is seeking one provider for a community-based Healthy Child Programme Connected Parents service. It will support parents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0–19, and up to 25 for young people with SEND, across parenting, infant feeding and nutrition, transitions, community capacity and VCFSE development.

Who this may suit

Potential fit for organisations delivering public health, family support, infant-feeding peer support, community development, volunteering and VCFSE capacity-building services in Wigan.

Key points identified

  • Provider requirementOne provider is required.Evidence: "requires x1 provider to deliver a proposed service"
  • Service populationParents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0–19; up to age 25 for young people with SEND.Evidence: "children and young people aged 0-19 years, and up to 25 years for young people with SEND"
  • Service modelCommunity-based offer covering five stated areas: parenting; infant feeding/nutrition; transitions/development; community capacity; and VCFSE development/community wealth building.Evidence: "The service will be centred around 5 key areas."
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096326-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3d2
First published
13 Aug 2026
Last checked
13 Oct 2026, 00:06
Notice versions reviewed
2
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
12 Oct 2026
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