Tender: Wigan Council Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents – Community Support for Parents and Families (0–19; up to 25 for SEND)

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Wigan Council Public Health is seeking a supplier to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents, a community-based service for parents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0–19 years (up to 25 years for young people with SEND). The service will focus on the first 1001 days and adolescence and is centred on five areas: parenting confidence and family relationships; infant feeding, food and nutrition including paid peer support; key transitions and development; community capacity and connected communities; and development of the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector through partnership working, mentoring, coaching and micro-commissioning. The approach will complement existing Public Health Nursing and Family Hub services and aims to leave stronger community infrastructure and local capability at contract end. An early market engagement event is scheduled for Monday 21 September, 10:00–12:00 at St Peter's Pavilion, Hindley; organisations should register by emailing [email protected] with name, organisation, job title and contact email address.