Official UK procurement notice
Best Start in Life Community Champions Pilot
Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Awarded value£22,926published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Southside Family Project
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Best Start in Life Community Champion Service will provide a friendly first point of contact for families with children aged 0-5 accessing family hubs, helping them to understand what local services are available and how to access them. They will connect families to maternity, health visiting, childcare, SEND services, parenting and community groups and will be present in local communities.
The value of the initial 6 month contract is £22,926.00, with one further possible 6 month extension valued at £22,926.00.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
- Authority reference
DN810677- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025768- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067058Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £22,9261 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Family Project | £22,926 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Best Start in Life Community Champions Pilot · Southside Family Project
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2026
- Value
- £22,926
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One possible extension of up to 6 months, subject to service requirements, satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. Value of extension is £22,926.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southside Family ProjectAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender