Early Intervention & Prevent Support for Families

Contract summary

Industry

• Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£103,000

Procurement reference

KMCPH-047

Published date

17 February 2026

Closing date

16 February 2026

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: PSR Direct Award Process C

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The service will provide services which integrate with the Healthy Child Programme and contribute to the achievement of High Impact Areas via services that are universal in reach but targeted at level of need.

The service also supports broader council priorities beyond public health, including school readiness.

The Fresh Futures focus is for 'Early Intervention and Prevention' for children, young people, parents and their families specifically through:
• Facilitation and management of national Healthy Start scheme
• Delivery of Safety in the Home interventions
• Childhood Accident Prevention e-Learning

In scope of the 'Early Intervention and Prevention' contract are the following elements:
1 The national Healthy Start Scheme for Kirklees (Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start).
• Ensuring those in receipt of the Healthy Start Voucher can access the Healthy Start Vitamins.
• Promotion/communication of vouchers and vitamin provision.
• Utilisation of community-based activities for promotion and engagement with the scheme e.g. Community Champion model.
• Ordering of vitamins and subsequent distribution and availability through accessible referral networks and venues.
• Register of distributers, distribution breakdown and data recorded and submitted. Distribution reimbursement pathways followed.
• Attendance at local, regional and national meetings
• Monitoring of data and performance, and sharing with commissioners.

2 Safety in the Home (Childhood Accident Prevention) programme.
• Provide the Safety in the Home equipment and information scheme to 317 identified and/or vulnerable families meeting the relevant criteria per annum.
• Raise awareness of the scheme with relevant professionals, including criteria-based referral process.
• Provision and fitting of Safety in the Home equipment by appropriately qualified team.

3 Online Childhood Accident Prevention training.
• Provision of an online Child Accident E-learning module for parents and professionals, including access, updates and maintenance of the module.
• Module to support identification of risks that are common causes of childhood accidents, understand steps to take to reduce identified risks, support families to make changes to keep children safe.

Awarding a contract following Direct Award Process C.

Start Date 1st April 2026 till 31st March 2027.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 February 2026

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£103,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Fresh Futures (NCC)

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About the buyer

Contact name

Mohammed Sidat

Address

Town Hall, Ramsden Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 2TA
England

Email

Mohammed.Sidat@kirklees.gov.uk