How to win: Youth Healthy Relationships Service

About this contract

The Service will provide targeted, evidence-based support for young people and families in Cardiff who need advice on healthy relationships and sexual health as part of the Families First programme. Support will be available to: Young people aged 11 to 18, or up to 25 where vulnerable, living in Cardiff. Parents, carers and/or young people with healthy relationship support needs below the threshold for specialist health services or statutory care and support. The Service will: Deliver one-to-one and group support on healthy relationships, sexual health, consent, online safety, gender identity, body image, misogyny, VAWDASV, domestic abuse and sexual violence. Support parents and carers through one-to-one advice, drop-ins and group sessions as part of a whole-family approach. Provide training and advice to professionals in schools and community settings. Work with partners so young people can access services appropriate to their needs.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cardiff Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £330,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 2 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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