Best Start in Life Programme Services
- Buyer
- Bradford Children & Families Trust
- Value
- £7,699,560
- Closes
- 2 December 2026
- Where
- Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Bradford Children and Families Trust is commissioning two separate services to support young children and families: one delivering parenting education programmes for families with children aged 0-5 years, and another providing mental health and relationship support for parents and infants aged 0-2 years. The contract runs from April 2027 to March 2029 with optional extensions.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver evidence-based parenting support programmes that build parent confidence, strengthen parent-child relationships, and improve child development outcomes for children aged 0-5 years • Provide specialist parent-infant relationship support and perinatal mental health services for families with children aged 0-2 years, focusing on parental wellbeing and early child development • Integrate services with existing early years, health, education, and family support provision across Bradford
Lots
- Lot 1 - Evidence Based Programmes and Support for Parents Service
- Lot 2 - Parent-Infant Relationships and Perinatal & Mental Wellbeing Provision
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is only for specialist organisations experienced in delivering evidence-based parenting programmes and perinatal mental health services: general community or social enterprises without clinical or accredited parenting programme experience will struggle significantly to meet the requirements.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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