Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Child and Parenting Support Services
Portsmouth City Council · Portsmouth, South East
Portsmouth City Council has awarded Child and Parenting Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Parenting Network
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:19
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Portsmouth City Council has awarded Child and Parenting Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth. The contract went to The Parenting Network. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £84,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 18 December 2025. The notice number is 084378-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f921.
Summary of the contracting process
Portsmouth City Council has successfully completed the procurement process for "Child and Parenting Support Services," focusing on services within the industry category. The initiative includes programmes such as baby massage and introduction to solids, aligned with the Family Hub's 'Best Start for Life' agenda. Located in the UKJ31 region, specifically Portsmouth, the contract value is GBP 84,000, covering the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
This contract falls under a "Below threshold - unknown" procurement method, indicative of a streamlined process, and was awarded on 18 December 2025. The procurement process has concluded successfully, transitioning from the tender to the award stage. Large enterprises, as seen with the awarded supplier, The Parenting Network, which is already a well-established entity in Portsmouth, may have better capacities to fulfil such contracts effectively.
The notice in full
A bump & baby programme, consisting of baby massage sessions and introduction to solids sessions, in addition to other family delivery programmes, which will align with the Family Hub and 'Best Start for Life' programme service delivery requirements.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- The Parenting Network
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procedure
- Below threshold - unknown
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £84,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 084378-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f921
- CPV code
- 33692210 - Parenteral feeding solutions; 85312330 - Family-planning services
- CPV division
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- Postcode
- PO1 2AL
- Electoral ward
- Charles Dickens
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Portsmouth
- Area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Portsmouth City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Portsmouth, PO1 2AL · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- The Parenting Network
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Child and Parenting Support Services
Who won the Child and Parenting Support Services contract?
Portsmouth City Council awarded the contract to The Parenting Network on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Child and Parenting Support Services contract worth?
The contract value is £84,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Child and Parenting Support Services?
Portsmouth City Council, based in Portsmouth, South East.
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