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Manchester City Council

Early Emotional and Wellbeing Support for Perinatal Mothers Service

HealthcareCPV 85310000
Value£425,000
Deadline16 Oct 2026
Published18 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£425,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 18 Sept 202626 days leftCloses 16 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@manchester.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 16 October 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=5bcb2116-68b3-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=64cb2116-68b3-f111-813c-005056b64545

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£425ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Manchester City Council publishes Health & Social Care work continuously — 188 notices, roughly one every 9 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

45% of Manchester City Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of Early Emotional and Wellbeing Support for Perinatal Mothers Service.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775f2
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
088926-2026
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