Bidders Information Event: Best Start in Life
Bradford Children & Families TrustEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
14 September 2026
17 days remaining
Published
24 August 2026
Type
services
Overview
As set out in the notice published on 3 July 2026, Bradford Children and Families Trust (BCFT) has been established as a community interest company limited by guarantee and is wholly owned by Bradford Council. The Trust provides a long-term, sustainable platform to drive improved performance and deliver high-quality, innovative social care services for children, young people, and families across the Bradford Metropolitan District.
In 2025, the Government announced the Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life programme, building on the previous Family Hubs Start for Life programme. The strategy highlights the importance of supporting children and families throughout the early years, helping to lay the foundations for future success.
This includes a commitment to ensuring that 75% of children achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessment by 2028 and begin school ready to learn. The Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: Guidance for Local Authorities informs the core funded services that are within the scope of this commissioning activity. A further Bidders Information Event will be held online as follows: Date: Monday 14 September 2026 Time: 10:30am to 11:30am Format: Microsoft Teams To express an interest in attending, please register for the event via the EU Supply portal.
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Parenting Support • Lot 2: Parent-Infant Relationships and Perinatal (Parent-Infant) Mental Health Feedback from the market engagement event held on 27 July 2026 has helped inform our approach
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Bradford Children and Families Trust is holding an online bidders information event for the ‘Best Start in Life’ early‑years programme, inviting suppliers to bid for two lots of services – Parenting Support and Parent‑Infant Relationships/Perinatal Mental Health – across the Bradford Metropolitan District.
Requirements
- Deliver Parenting Support services in line with the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies guidance (Lot 1)
- Deliver Parent‑Infant Relationship and Perinatal Mental Health services in line with the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies guidance (Lot 2)
- Be able to operate within the Bradford Children and Families Trust framework, a community interest company owned by Bradford Council
- Register interest and attend the bidders information event via the EU Supply portal
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Provide a range of parenting support programmes for families with children up to school age
- Offer parent‑infant relationship work and perinatal mental‑health support for new and expectant parents
- Collect and report data to help achieve the target of 75 % of children reaching a Good Level of Development by 2028
- Coordinate with local authority and health partners as set out in the commissioning documents
How to Read This Tender
- 1Look for the ‘Lots’ section – it splits the contract into two distinct service packages, each with its own evaluation criteria
- 2Check the referenced ‘Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: Guidance for Local Authorities’ – it defines the standards you must meet
- 3Note the dates: the information event is 14 Sept 2026 and registration is through the EU Supply portal; missing the event may limit your ability to ask questions
- 4Pay attention to any social‑value or outcome‑based scoring – the GLD target is a key performance indicator
- 5The notice is an invitation to an event, not the full tender – you’ll need to download the full tender pack after the event for detailed specifications
Tips for Small Businesses
- Consider teaming up with another small provider to cover both lots if you lack capacity for one of them
- Highlight any local community links or previous work with families – social‑value scores often favour SMEs with strong local impact
- Use the information event to ask clarifying questions that can reduce the effort needed to prepare a full bid
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Bradford Children & Families TrustKey Dates
Published
24 August 2026
Submission deadline
14 September 2026
Notice type
opportunity
Source
eu supply
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