Contract awardedFamily hubs

Operation of Family Hubs and Community Provision - AWARD

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
West Midlands
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Operation of core family hubs across the borough, delivering early help and support services to families. The provider must maintain existing service approaches while adapting delivery to address specific local community needs and collaborating with public health and family hub teams to meet defined objectives.

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Awarded value: £8m; As published
Published: 18 December 2025
Awarded: 1 December 2025; Barnardo's
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract for provider operation of core Family Hubs

Provision of family support services and community-based early help programmes through the operation of local authority family hub centres.

Operate the core Family Hubs across the borough
Provide early help and support to families
Further develop and enhance the services provided

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract for provider operation of core Family Hubs
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000, 85321000, 85323000, 85312300

Services in this contract

Family hubs and children's centre servicesMain service£150k typicalOperation of the core Family Hubs across the borough

Lifecycle

Published
18 December 2025
Contract awardedto Barnardo's
1 December 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

The buyer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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The supplier

Barnardo's

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/267891/operation-of-family-hubs-and-community-provision-award
Buyer reference: IT-230-9789-SMBC 25008 - AWARD
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-d749cfd7-75ac-4fa9-99af-9d5862a980d2
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Operation of Family Hubs and Community Provision - AWARD. Contract award, 18 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/267891/operation-of-family-hubs-and-community-provision-award (accessed 5 November 2026).