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ClosedStage · tender

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Operation of Family Hubs and Community Provision

HealthcareCPV 85323000
Value£13.6m
Deadline22 Oct 2025
Published23 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 22 Oct 2025
Who to contact
Neil Whitehouse
michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£13.6mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Sandwell MBC Children’s Services is seeking to appoint a provider to operate the core Family Hubs across the borough as set out in this document.

The provider will work closely with the Start for Life lead from Public Health and the Family Hub team to agree delivery to ensure objectives are met.

Family Hubs have evolved across the country over the years but the basic principles of providing early help and support to families remains key to delivery in Sandwell.

This is not a new service.

The authority has developed practice over the years and wishes to maintain many approaches as noted in the specification.

The authority seeks consistency of practice across the towns but acknowledges that different emphasis will be required to address local issues in different communities.

The successful agency will work with the local authority to further develop and enhance the services provided.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The provider will work closely with

The provider will work closely with the Start for Life lead from Public Health and the Family Hub team to agree delivery to ensure objectives are met.

02

Family Hubs have evolved across the country

Family Hubs have evolved across the country over the years but the basic principles of providing early help and support to families remains key to delivery in Sandwell.

03

The authority has developed practice over

The authority has developed practice over the years and wishes to maintain many approaches as noted in the specification.

04

The authority seeks consistency of practice across

The authority seeks consistency of practice across the towns but acknowledges that different emphasis will be required to address local issues in different communities.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a019
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
058882-2025
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