Coming up· published 9 May 2025
Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'
Hampshire County Council · Winchester, South East
Hampshire County Council is planning Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'. It is a contract for other health and social care in Winchester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 08:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Hampshire County Council is planning Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'. It is a contract for other health and social care in Winchester. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £50,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 9 May 2025. The notice number is 019916-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050f50. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Hampshire County Council, a public authority at the sub-central government level, is in the planning stage of initiating a procurement process for the "Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'" project. This tender seeks to provide training and resources to support families in increasing dietary diversity and managing picky eating.
The industry category is specialist training services and health and social work services, with delivery anticipated in the UKJ3 region of the United Kingdom. The potential contract period is from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026, with pre-tender market engagement ongoing until 23rd May 2025.
This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) interested in contributing to community health and education. firms with expertise in resource development, training for professionals, and the creation of family support materials are well-suited to compete. The procurement's light-touch regime indicates a less stringent regulatory framework, potentially easing market entry and enabling innovative approaches to service delivery.
The notice in full
Hampshire County Council intends to seek providers for the delivery of Food Labs resource development and training that supports families with increasing dietary diversity by trying new foods and managing or reducing picky eating (within financial or resource constraints).
The service to be delivered will contain three main elements: Part 1: Development of content for 8-12 Food Labs sessions Part 2: Development and delivery of Food Labs training for professionals Part 3: Development of Food Labs resources for families The Food Labs sessions, training, and family resources are intended to support dietary diversity and healthy eating habits, with a focus on upskilling professionals already working in community settings or with families.
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 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £50,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 019916-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050f50
- CPV code
- 80510000 - Specialist training services; 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Winchester
- Town
- Southampton
- Postcode
- SO23 8UJ
- Electoral ward
- St Michael
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Delivery area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Central Hampshire
- Area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Hampshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Winchester, SO23 8UJ · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019916-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-050f50 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'
When will the Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs' tender open?
Hampshire County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs' contract worth?
The estimated value is £50,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'?
Hampshire County Council, based in Winchester, South East.
How do I bid for Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'?
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