How to win: Best Start Family Hub Information Management System

About this contract

Best Start Family Hubs are a central element of national government policy to improve outcomes for babies, children and families through the Best Start in Life agenda. This agenda recognises that the period from conception to age two is a critical window for child development, shaping lifelong health, wellbeing, educational attainment and future opportunities. Best Start Family Hubs are a central element of national government policy to transform services for families from pregnancy through early childhood. The programme requires local authorities to: • deliver integrated, multi-agency services • provide accessible, joined-up support for families • demonstrate impact, outcomes, and value for money • support a digital-first, user-focused service model Family Hubs operate on a whole-family, longitudinal model, requiring local authorities to: • register families and individuals • record needs, assessments, and interventions • track engagement over time (pregnancy → early childhood) • coordinate support across multiple services To support these ambitions, Suffolk requires a modern, scalable and future-proof digital solution that enables consistent recording, reporting and analysis of B

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Suffolk County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £166,666.68, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
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