Contract awardedFamily hubs

Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies

Manchester City Council
North West
Open procedure
1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029

Delivery of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies neighbourhood services across multiple designated areas. The contract involves community-based support, early years health interventions, and family engagement services. The service is structured into three distinct geographical lots, requiring providers to manage local service delivery patterns and outcomes within specific neighbourhood clusters.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £3.5m; As published
Published: 21 April 2026
Awarded: 2 July 2026; The Big Life Group, Family Action and Martenscroft Nursery School & Sure Start Children's Centre
Contract length: 30 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of community-based family support and early years health services through a network of local family hubs.

Provision of the Best Start Family Hub and Healthy Babies Neighbourhood Service for Neighbourhood Area 3: Moston, Miles Platting and Newton Heath, and Neighbourhood Area 5: Hulme Moss Side and Rusholme
Provision of the Best Start Family Hub and Healthy Babies Neighbourhood Service for Neighbourhood Area 6: Ardwick & Longsight
Provision of the Best Start Family Hub and Healthy Babies Neighbourhood Service for Neighbourhood Area 11: Brooklands and Northenden, and Neighbourhood Area 12: Baguley, Sharston and Woodhouse Park

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 30 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 54 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 3
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Family hubs and children's centre servicesMain service£150k typicalBest Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies neighbourhood service

Lifecycle

Published
21 April 2026
Contract awardedto The Big Life Group, Family Action and Martenscroft Nursery School & Sure Start Children's Centre
2 July 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

The buyer

Manchester City Council

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The suppliers

The Big Life Group

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Family Action

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Martenscroft Nursery School & Sure Start Children's Centre

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1819937/provision-of-best-start-family-hubs-and-healthy-babies
Buyer reference: P-1249
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0686ee
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Manchester City Council. Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies. Contract award, 21 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1819937/provision-of-best-start-family-hubs-and-healthy-babies (accessed 5 November 2026).