Closed tender

Early Intervention and Prevention Service: Preliminary Market Engagement

Details

Buyer: Isle of Wight Council
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 5 February 2026
Submission: 24 February 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

The Isle of Wight Council has identified a continued and evolving need to commission a high quality, evidence informed Early Intervention and Prevention Service that supports babies, children, young people, and families at the earliest possible stage. The business need is driven by the requirement to improve outcomes for families, reduce demand on statutory and specialist services, and ensure services are aligned with current national policy, local priorities, and emerging needs across the Island. Please note contract start/end dates are not yet known. Keywords: Early Help, Intervention and Prevention, Support, Measurable Outcomes, Children's Services, Families

Timeline

Completed: Tender published5 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date24 February 2026

About the buyer

Isle of Wight Council governs the island as a local authority, and advertises its tender opportunities through the South East Business Portal. Contracts Finder lists opportunities above a set value threshold, while larger contracts appear on the Find a Tender Service. Suppliers register free on ProContract, the system behind that portal, to receive notifications of new opportunities. The same portal carries opportunities from local authorities across the South East region. Public Contract Regulations 2015 govern the council's tender processes. Every business gets a fair and equal chance to compete for its contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Isle of Wight Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@isle-of-wight-council.gov