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Starting Well - Market engagement 2025

Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council

Buyer Address: The Portal, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Debbie Pitcher

Contact Email: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1244976943

Status
active
Procedure
Other -
Value
n/a
Published
27 Oct 2025, 12:52
Deadline
07 Nov 2025, 17:00
Contract Start
30 Jun 2026, 23:00
Contract End
30 Jun 2029, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

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

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External Link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95a90e4f-5f22-4fb9-a4e2-1c71754bf206

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Link Description: Advert

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