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Published 31 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Family Hub Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£9,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 15 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sandwell MBC Children's Services are seeking to appoint an agent to operate the Core Family Hub Centres across the Borough.

Please note that this is a UK1 Pipeline Notice. This is not a PIN or call for pre-market engagement/competition. As this is a pipeline notice, there is not guarantee that a tender opportunity will result from this. Should a tender opportunity materialise, further notices

will be published in relation to this.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
Authority reference
SMBC 25008
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044900
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a91 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJHD-8764-YRJJ Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender