Published date: 27 October 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 7 November 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CHWEST001-DN795538-66619844

Published date

27 October 2025

Closing date

7 November 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 July 2026

Contract end date

30 June 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Cheshire West and Chester Council are seeking to commission a service to provide Integrated Healthy Child Programme and Children's Centre Core Offer Service. As part of this process and in advance of a formal tender process we are undertaking a market engagement exercise to help us understand what the market looks like and potential levels of interest in the future commission of this service.

Community engagement has already taken place (see appendix 1) and we are undertaking a full Consultation from November 2025 to February 2026 which along with the early market testing, will inform the future delivery and configuration of the service.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is inviting responses from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the future delivery of the Integrated Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and Children's Centre Core Offer Service (CC

This is a market engagement activity conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
For details on how to apply, please refer to The Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk


How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.


About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Pitcher

Address

The Portal
Ellesmere Port
CH65 0BA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1244976943

Email

debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/