Closing soon6 days left · closes midday, Monday 5 October 2026

Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs

Royal Borough of Greenwich · Local authority

In brief

Royal Borough of Greenwich is looking for suppliers for training and education work (London).

The estimated value is £34,519,180 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Monday 5 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by: midday, Monday 5 October 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 80% · Price 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 14 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs services across the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The contract will provide a borough-wide, place-based early years and family support service, delivering a consistent universal offer alongside targeted interventions for children and families with additional needs. Services will promote the best start in life, improve child development and family wellbeing, strengthen parenting capacity, and provide integrated support through close partnership working with health, education, early help, children's social care and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector. The Provider will deliver services using strengths-based, trauma-informed and relational approaches, ensuring accessible, evidence-informed support and seamless pathways for families in line with the Council's Children and Young People's Plan, Best Start in Life, Family Hubs and Families First Partnership Programme.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 6 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £34,519,180 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in London?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 5 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

11 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081868-2025
13 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002878-2026
9 February 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 011300-2026
2 March 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 018308-2026
15 May 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 045000-2026
2 June 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 051685-2026
17 August 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 078302-2026

About the buyer

Royal Borough of GreenwichLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for training

Education and Family Wellbeing Service Limited1 contract
MQM Collections Ltd1 contract
Mentis D Ltd1 contract
Our Future Tutoring Services Limited1 contract
Philip Training Centre Ltd1 contract

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From notice 081868-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025, last updated 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.