Ends Mar 2027
VEAT Notice for the provision of the Worcestershire Family Hubs
Worcestershire County Council · West Midlands · 2-year contract
Held by Action for Children, Barnardo's, Redditch Borough Council
Family hubs tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
184 family hubs tenders and contracts, 55 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£120k
- Contracts a month1.8
- Won by SMEs26%
- Renewing in 6 months14
- Live now1See them →
Family hubs contracts
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How many family hubs contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "family hub" alert would have missed 3 of 23 family hubs contracts (13%) and an expert list of 13 phrases 1 (4%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"family hub"
13% missed
3 of 23
Expert list13 phrases
4% missed
1 of 23
Expert list: family hub, children's centre, family centre, best start, early years family services, stay and play, early help family service, family wellbeing centre, family hub network, start for life, parenting support service, healthy babies, early intervention and prevention
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43 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 family hubs opportunity is open now
- Pre-market1 Sep 2026Provision of Family Centres in SwanseaCity and County of Swansea · WalesEst.£2m
- Awarded30 Sep 2026Best Start Inclusion Practitioners (BSIP) SENDIASIsle of Wight Council · South EastWon by Polaris Children's Services Limited£100k
- Awarded21 Sep 2026CPU 8269 Family hubs delivery of stay and play sessions and creche provisionNottingham City Council · East MidlandsWon by Early Years Alliance and 1 more£45k
- Awarded2 Sep 2026The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support ServiceManchester City Council · North WestWon by Home-Start Manchester£1.8m
- Awarded18 Aug 2026EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICEIsle of Wight Council · South EastWon by Barnardo's£9.5m
- Awarded21 Jul 2026HEA26043 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026Worcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Redditch Borough Council£54k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026HEA26042 - Family Hubs Direct Award 2026Worcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Barnardo's£36k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026HEA26041 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026Worcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Action for Children£80k
- Awarded9 Jul 2026Best Start in Life Services (Family Hub Network)Portsmouth City Council · South EastWon by Connors Toy Libraries£57k
- Awarded2 Jul 2026Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy BabiesManchester City Council · North WestWon by The Big Life Group and 2 more£3.5m
- Awarded15 Jun 2026CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PLAY AND STAY SESSIONS FOR 0-5 YEAR OLDS FROM THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY UNDER THE FAMILY HUBS PROGRAMMELondon Borough of Haringey · LondonWon by Wards Corner Community Benefit Society Limited£28k
- Awarded14 Apr 2026Provision of a Family Hub Support ServiceInverclyde Council · ScotlandWon by Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde£150k
- Awarded8 Apr 2026Hudson Road Wellbeing CentreSefton Council · North WestWon by Hudson Road Wellbeing Centre
- Awarded7 Apr 2026First Steps Family Wellbeing CentreSefton Council · North WestWon by First Steps Family Wellbeing
- Awarded7 Apr 2026HEA25231 - Family Hubs Direct AwardWorcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Action for Children£112k
- Awarded31 Mar 2026Ceredigion - Venue Based Family SupportCeredigion County Council · WalesWon by Plant Dewi St David’s Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility£280k
- Awarded17 Mar 2026HEA25232 - Family Hubs Direct AwardWorcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Barnardo's£62k
- Awarded5 Mar 2026HEA25233 Family Hubs Direct AwardWorcestershire County Council · West MidlandsWon by Redditch Borough Council£73k
- Awarded27 Feb 2026Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Two Perinatal Project AdministratorsCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust£63k
- Awarded26 Feb 2026Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Family Action Engagement WorkersCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Family Action£60k
- Awarded26 Feb 2026Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Perinatal Project AdministratorsCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Health for All (Leeds) Ltd£60k
- Awarded25 Feb 2026Family Hubs - Parent/Carer Panels ExtensionHartlepool Borough Council · North EastWon by Hartlepool Carers£20k
- Awarded13 Feb 2026IWC and Home Start - Family Hub Support Programme ServicesIsle of Wight Council · South EastWon by Home-Start Cymru£60k
- Awarded1 Dec 2025Operation of Family Hubs and Community Provision - AWARDSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Barnardo's£8m
- Awarded10 Sep 20250-19 Early Help and Family Centres (12 month Contract)Isle of Wight Council · South EastWon by Barnardo's£1.5m
- Awarded8 Aug 2025CS(R)343: Family Hubs - Family LivesLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Family Lives
- Awarded8 Aug 2025CS(R)345: Family Hubs - Sister CircleLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Sister Circle
- Awarded8 Aug 2025CS(R)346: Family Hubs - Sister Circle - CounsellingLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Sister Circle
- Awarded8 Aug 2025CS(R)347: Family Hubs 2025-2026 contractsLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Toy House Libraries
- Awarded31 Jul 2025Provision of a Family Hub Support ServiceInverclyde Council · ScotlandWon by Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde£150k
- Awarded3 Jul 2025RCC 1461 Tender for Family Hub Activities for Rutland County CouncilRutland County Council · East MidlandsWon by Early Years Alliance£219k
Where to bid
Where family hubs tenders are run
ProContract3 38%
The Chest2 25%- BravoSolution1 13%
In-Tend1 13%
Proactis1 13%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Barnardo's won the most family hubs contracts
One YMCA won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Councils
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnardo's West Midlands · See every contract | 7 | £21.1m | 4 | ||
| 2 | Action for Children North East · See every contract | 6 | £4.7m | 2 | ||
| 3 | Redditch Borough Council West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £389k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Family Action North West · See every contract | 2 | £1.2m | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Early Years Alliance East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £219k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Sister Circle London · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 8joint | One YMCA East of England · See every contract | 1 | £60.5m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | North Halifax Partnership Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £39.1m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Home-Start Manchester North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £1.8m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 100% of family hubs contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought family hubs more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many family hubs contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many family hubs contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Councils
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire County Council | 7 | £1.2m |
| 2 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 5 | Not published |
| 3 | Isle of Wight Council | 4 | £11.1m |
| 4 | Newcastle City Council | 4 | £6.1m |
| 5 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 3 | £183k |
| 6 | Manchester City Council | 2 | £5.3m |
| 7 | Inverclyde Council | 2 | £300k |
| 8 | Sefton Council | 2 | Not published |
| 9 | Hertfordshire County Council | 1 | £60.5m |
| 10 | Calderdale Council | 1 | £39.1m |
76 family hubs contracts awarded since 2021
- 82021
- 72022
- 112023
- 92024
- 192025
- 222026 so far
Prices
Half of family hubs contracts are worth less than £150k
Councils
The 10 biggest family hubs contracts
- Hertfordshire County CouncilOne YMCA · 2 Jan 2025
- Calderdale CouncilNorth Halifax Partnership · 3 Mar 2025
- Isle of Wight CouncilBarnardo's · 18 Aug 2026
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilBarnardo's · 1 Dec 2025
- Manchester City CouncilThe Big Life Group, Family Action, Martenscroft Nursery School & Sure Start Children's Centre · 2 Jul 2026
- Newcastle City CouncilBarnardo's · 1 Feb 2025
- Newcastle City CouncilAction for Children · 1 Feb 2025
- Manchester City CouncilHome-Start Manchester · 2 Sep 2026
- Hull City CouncilChild Dynamix, Goodwin Development Trust, Pickering and Newington Development Agency · 13 Nov 2024
- Isle of Wight CouncilBarnardo's · 10 Sep 2025
Renewing contracts
16 family hubs contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
14 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
DN747614/P-008793/C-0131610 - CFN Community Family Offer East Locality
Newcastle City Council · North East · 2-year contract
Held by Barnardo's
Ends Mar 2027
DN747615/P-008795 / C-013162 Children and Families Newcastle Community Family Offer - Inner West Locality
Newcastle City Council · North East · 2-year contract
Held by Action for Children
Family hubs contract for a councilNorth East£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Family hubs contract for a councilNorth East£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Family hubs contract for a councilSouth East£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Family hubs contract for a councilYorkshire and the HumberUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Family hubs contract for a councilYorkshire and the HumberUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Family hubs contract for a councilNorth EastUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most family hubs contracts. February and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 0 | 9 | £9.3m | £80k | Barnardo's (4) | Worcestershire County Council (7) | 3 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 6 | £41m | £107k | – | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (3) | 3 |
| London | 0 | 6 | £28k | – | Sister Circle (2) | London Borough of Tower Hamlets (5) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 5 | £6.1m | £1.3m | Action for Children (3) | Newcastle City Council (4) | 5 |
| North West | 0 | 5 | £5.3m | – | – | Manchester City Council and Sefton Council (2 each) | 3 |
| South East | 0 | 5 | £11.1m | £100k | Barnardo's (2) | Isle of Wight Council (4) | 1 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £264k | – | Early Years Alliance (2) | – | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 2 | £300k | – | Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde (2) | Inverclyde Council (2) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | £60.5m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | £280k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with family hubs
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Key findings
- £120k a month
of family hubs contracts awarded.
Typical contract £63k x 1.9 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.8
family hubs contracts are awarded in a typical month.
43 contracts in the last 2 years. - 14
family hubs contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 26%
of family hubs contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 31 award notices.
How many family hubs tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 55 | 184 |
| Contracts awarded | 23 | 69 |
26 family hubs contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 20 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 22 buyers awarded family hubs contracts to 34 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many family hubs contracts does the UK public sector award?
43 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 22 public buyers.
How long are family hubs tenders open for?
The median family hubs tender is open for 34 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector family hubs contract worth?
The median is £150k, and 59% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector family hubs contracts?
Barnardo's won the most (7). One YMCA won the most by value (£60.5m).
Which buyers award the most family hubs contracts?
Councils award 100% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most family hubs contracts?
The West Midlands: 9 of 43 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Yorkshire and the Humber (6) and London (6).
How many family hubs contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
16 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 12 March 2027. Another 6 ending are one-off work.
What is included
Running family hubs, family centres or children's centres that give families a single place for early years sessions, parenting and family support and signposting.
- Family hub services
- Children's centre and family centre services
- Early years and family service contracts
What is not included
- Health visiting lots (another industry: healthcare)
- Key-worker family support outside a hub contract (see Early help, family support and edge of care services)
- Perinatal peer support and parenting programmes (see Parenting programmes and parent support)
- Childcare and early years places (another industry: education-training)