Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs

Procurement description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking market engagement with providers in relation to the future delivery of Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hub services.

This engagement will provide an opportunity for the Council to outline its proposed service model and indicative procurement approach.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2027, 00:00AM to 31 March 2032, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2036

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Delivery regions

• UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2032, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2036, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich will be holding a further market engagement event in relation to the recommissioning of Children's Centres / Best Start Family Hubs.

We are seeking to engage with current and potential delivery providers, as well as wider stakeholders and partners across the VCFSE sector, ahead of a potential procurement opportunity.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday 4 June 2026

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

The event will now be virtual via Microsoft Teams. To register your attendance, please complete the registration form via the link below by Wednesday 3 June 2026:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Y_Iy5kY_EUGqXNVBJvlRBWgJwoTzZdxNod6MNdvdixVUN1NYV1g2MldYRVpLTE1YMlZUMFRUSFZQRy4u

The event will:

- Provide an update on the Council's recommissioning intentions for Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs.

- Share the proposed service model and key expectations for future delivery.

- Recap previous market engagement activity and how feedback has shaped the emerging approach.

- Outline the anticipated procurement process and next steps.

- Support providers to understand future service requirements

Due date

04 June 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No