Scope
Description
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement with providers for the delivery of Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hub services.
Potential providers, delivery partners and wider stakeholders are encouraged to attend the stakeholder engagement event (please see Engagement section below).
This event will support the development of the local delivery model and explore innovative ways of delivering services from Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
Engagement
Engagement deadline
27 February 2026
Engagement process description
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking further Pre-Market Engagement and invites current and potential delivery providers, wider stakeholders, and partners across the VCSFE sector to attend our Stakeholder Engagement Event. This builds on engagement to date (previous Preliminary Market Engagement Notice identifier: 2026/S 000 002878).
The upcoming event aims to bring together providers of Children's Centre services, wider system partners, and community-based organisations with an interest in delivering services from Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs, and in contributing to the ongoing development of the local delivery model.
The event will aim to:
• Share the emerging local vision for Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs delivery.
• Recap on previous pre-market engagement.
• Engage the market and wider stakeholders in shaping the future service model.
• Identify innovative and alternative models of delivery from Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs.
• Explore opportunities for partnership working and collaborative delivery.
• Understand provider capacity, expertise, and appetite for future delivery.
This is an in-person market engagement event that will be held on Friday 27 February 2026, 10:30am - 12:30pm, at Woolwich Town Hall (Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HQ).
To register your attendance, please complete the registration form under the following link by Monday 23 February 2026:
Please note that, due to capacity, only a maximum of 2 attendees per organisation may be registered.
Registered attendees will receive invitations to the event and will also be sent presentation slides and any relevant accompanying information from engagement undertaken to date.
This notice forms part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich's ongoing Pre-Market Engagement and does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to procure.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBB-6689-HZVL
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street
London
SE18 6HQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government