Official UK procurement notice
AfC Enhanced Home Visiting Support Service (First 1001 Days)
Authority: Achieving for Children (Public body)·On behalf of: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnhanced Home Visiting Support Service (First 1001 Days) provides home visiting for the most vulnerable families ensuring children have the best start in life. The support includes emotional and practical assistance for families facing mental health difficulties, postnatal depression, isolation, loneliness, the effects of domestic abuse, and physical health problems.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£630,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
In line with Safer Recruitment requirements, all staff and/or volunteers delivering the service assigned to this contract must hold valid, active Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance prior to commencement of entering into the Contract.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders.
- Quality: MS 1.1 Delivery Strategy: 15% MS 1.2 Capacity: 10% MS 2.1 Governance and Statutory Compliance: 15% MS 2.2 Staff Development and Training: 10% MS 3.1 Diverse & Inclusive Support: 10% MS 4.1 Delivering Social Value: 10%
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
In line with Safer Recruitment requirements, all staff and/or volunteers delivering the service assigned to this contract must hold valid, active Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance prior to commencement of entering into the Contract.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN815645- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074631- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069622Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed.
- Risks
Service monitoring sufficiently robust and frequent to assess provider ability to deliver.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be received by the procurement team via the London Tenders Portal DN815645.
Timeline
11 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published169 days ago11 May 2026, 16:48 BST
- Market engagement141 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Achieving for Children (AfC) is undertaking a market scoping exercise to gather insights and best practice. The aim is to design and strengthen the delivery of the Enhanced Home Visiting Support Service (First 1001 Days). This service provides home visiting for the most vulnerable families in Kingston and Richmond, ensuring children have the best start in life. The support includes emotional and practical assistance for families facing mental health difficulties, postnatal depression, isolation, loneliness, the effects of domestic abuse, and physical health problems.
This service provides home visiting for the most vulnerable families in Kingston and Richmond, ensuring children have the best start in life.
The support includes emotional and practical assistance for families facing mental health difficulties, postnatal depression, isolation, loneliness, the effects of domestic abuse, and physical health problems.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and there is no commitment at this stage to carry out a procurement exercise. Any information gathered will not be considered in any future tender exercise. Please note that participation or non- participation in this PME shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement process, nor is it intended that any information provided shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement exercise.
The memorandum of information and the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the London Tenders Portal DN815645. Completed questionnaires to be returned by 12 noon on Monday 8th June 2026.
- Tender notice published82 days ago6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Next notice expected82 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by60 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline53 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 May 2026, 16:48 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesBeneficiary authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon ThamesProcuring entityEntity managing the procurement o behalf of Achieving for Children
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided. Reference DN815645
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender