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HEA26041 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026

Worcestershire County Council
West Midlands
Direct award
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

Expansion of family hub capacity and service offerings across Wychavon, Worcester City, and Malvern Hills districts. The scope includes rebranding to the Best Start Family Hub system, developing home learning environment support, increasing outreach and peer support delivery, and ensuring active family engagement in service co-production.

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Awarded value: £80k; As published
Published: 21 July 2026
Awarded: 21 July 2026; Action for Children
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Provision of family support services, parenting interventions, and community outreach programmes through a network of local family hub centres.

Develop the Family Hub provision in Wychavon, Worcester City and Malvern Hills Districts

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 98000000

Services in this contract

Family hubs and children's centre servicesMain service£150k typicalDevelopment and expansion of Family Hub provision across three districts

Lifecycle

Published
21 July 2026
Contract awardedto Action for Children
21 July 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

Worcestershire County Council

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Action for Children

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3845626/hea26041-family-hubs-direct-award-2026
Buyer reference: HEA26041
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d043
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Worcestershire County Council. HEA26041 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026. Contract award, 21 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3845626/hea26041-family-hubs-direct-award-2026 (accessed 5 November 2026).