Scope
Description
The London Borough of Hillingdon Children's services are planning to run an open tender for the provision of Parenting Programme of support and development for families whose children are at the risk of exploitation. The service provider will be expected to deliver training programmes, seminars and workshops which can be interactive in nature and useful in regards to parenting support and development. The service provider will work towards attracting, recruiting, training and supporting a model of Parenting support facilitators and volunteer Parent Champions. The service delivery will be across Hillingdon's five geographic localities with a focus on those localities that evidence the greatest number of parents with Tier 2 support and development needs as agreed with London Borough of Hillingdon.
The length of the contract will be from the 1st of April 2026 to the 31st of March 2029 with an option of a 3 year extension. (total 6 years)
The estimated total value of the contract is £435,324 (6 years) of which annually £54,111 is the core value and a further £18,443 annually is optional depending on additional funding available.
The Council reserves the right to increase the contract by variation if further funding becomes available.
Total value (estimated)
- £435,324 excluding VAT
- £522,388.80 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2032
- 6 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Engagement
Engagement deadline
31 October 2025
Engagement process description
The London Borough of Hillingdon Children's Services are seeking interested parties who would like to participate in a provider engagement event on Thursday 18th of September 2025 at 11am at the Civic Centre, Uxbridge in preparation for a opportunity to provide a Parenting Programme of support and development for families whose children are at risk of exploitation.
The session will provide an opportunity for interested suppliers to understand the service requirements whilst having the opportunity to offer views and comments, helping to ensure that the proposed approach is clear, achievable and aligned to Hillingdon's requirements. Suppliers will be able to seek clarification to prepare for the forthcoming tender process.
Please register your interest in this event by Wednesday the 10th of September 2025 by emailing rverma@hillingdon.gov.uk with "Provider Engagement - Parenting Programmes" in the email subject.
We would encourage all interested parties to register for free at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
on Proactis tendering portal where the opportunity will be advertised.
Details in this notice may be subject to change as the services are reviewed.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
London Borough of Hillingdon
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHZZ-4724-NYPH
Civic Centre
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
United Kingdom
Email: rverma@hillingdon.gov.uk
Region: UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government