Awarded contract

Infant Feeding Breastfeeding Peer Support Service Contract

Details

Buyer: Lancashire County Council
Supplier(s): National Childbirth Trust
Value: £1,960,000
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 8 February 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Infant Feeding Breast Feeding Peer Support Service is funded by Public Health Service in Lancashire. The Provider will deliver Infant Feeding, breastfeeding peer support service which is evidence based service for families in Lancashire. The service will support mothers to help them achieve their breastfeeding goal, and support increase in Lancashire's breastfeeding prevalence rates at 6-8 weeks. The Provider will work collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support including, but not limited to Maternity Service, Lancashire's NHS Hospital Trusts, Health Visitors, Lancashire County Council Children and Family Wellbeing Service, and Family Hubs to ensure breastfeeding peer support provision is an embedded part of the offer for pregnant women, new mothers, and their families. Lot 1: The Provider will deliver Infant Feeding, breastfeeding peer support service which is evidence based service for families in Lancashire. The service will support mothers to help them achieve their breastfeeding goal, and support increase in Lancashire's breastfeeding prevalence rates at 6-8 weeks. The Provider will work collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support including, but not limited to Maternity Service, Lancashire's NHS Hospital Trusts, Health Visitors, Lancashire County Council Children and Family Wellbeing Service, and Family Hubs to ensure breastfeeding peer support provision is an embedded part of the offer for pregnant women, new mothers, and their families. Additional information: As stated above

Timeline

Completed: Award date16 January 2024
Completed: Award published8 February 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Lancashire County Council is a local authority that buys through directorates spread across the county. Suppliers register and bid through the Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal, introduced in January 2023 to replace iSupplier. Contracts at or near national thresholds are advertised on Find a Tender. An Open Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 covers repeat competitions on the same terms. A Dynamic Market lets new suppliers join an approved list for above-threshold tenders at any time. Category managers based in directorates such as care and public health lead individual competitions.

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 Lancashire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and software and information systems.

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 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@lancashire-county-council.gov