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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For Community Infant Feeding

Details

Topic
Health services
Published
18 September 2026
Submission
28 September 2026in 2 days

Tender description

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking to engage with potential providers, partners and stakeholders ahead of a future procurement opportunity for the delivery of a Community Infant Feeding Service focused on the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding across Bradford District. The purpose of the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to: - Inform the market of the Council's commissioning intentions - Engage with potential providers and delivery partners -Understand the market capacity and capability. The Council intends to commission a dedicated Community Infant Feeding Service to provide a coordinated, evidence-based approach to promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding from pregnancy through to six months postnatally. The service will support families to achieve their infant feeding goals, strengthen community capacity, improve breastfeeding outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities across Bradford District. Organisations wishing to attend the market engagement event must complete both of the following actions: Register their interest via the YORtender messaging facility associated with this notice; and Send an email to publichealthcommission@bradford.gov.uk confirming their organisation's name and email address of attendees . The Microsoft Teams meeting link will be sent to the organisations that have completed both of the above requirements. All expression of Interest must be submitted by 12noon on or before Monday 28. Market Engagement Event Details: - Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026 - Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm - Location: Microsoft Teams

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published18 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date28 September 2026in 2 days

About the buyer

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority for the Bradford district and buys works, goods and services under its Contract Standing Orders. Opportunities are advertised on YORtender, the regional e-procurement portal. A new Atamis portal, free to register on, is replacing YORtender. Full tenders are also published on the Central Digital Platform in line with national thresholds. Above the quotation level, an existing framework or dynamic purchasing system is considered before a new tender. Procurement Services, led by a Head of Procurement, runs the process and approves any departure from corporate 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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85100000 · Health services
  • 85323000 · Community health services

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