Baby Box Scheme

{
  "id": "063780-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2025-10-09T14:45:24+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05abbe",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV",
    "name": "London Borough of Southwark"
  },
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        "status": "planning",
        "hasRenewal": true,
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          "endDate": "2026-12-01T23:59:59+00:00",
          "startDate": "2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2027-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
        }
      }
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        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKI44",
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "18411000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Baby clothing"
          },
          {
            "id": "33750000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Baby care products"
          },
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            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Personal care products"
          },
          {
            "id": "39143110",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Baby Box Scheme",
    "value": {
      "amount": 60000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amountGross": 72000
    },
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "Southwark Council is currently planning to procure a Baby Box scheme for new families with complex needs in Southwark. The service will run for 12 months as a pilot offer to gauge impact before considering an extension.\nThe aim of the offer is to provide new families with complex and overlapping needs the necessities to give their baby a good start in life, including clothing, bedding, items such as a bath thermometer, towels, and a toothbrush. The box should also include recovery and wellbeing items for new parents, such as nipple cream, sanitary towels, body lotion and condoms.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
    },
    "aboveThreshold": false,
    "mainProcurementCategory": "goods"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV",
      "name": "London Borough of Southwark",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKI44",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SE1 2QH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "160 Tooley Street"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.southwark.gov.uk",
        "classifications": [
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            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PXTW-7647-VDLV",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Megan Velzian",
        "email": "megan.velzian@southwark.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "063780-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063780-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-10-09T14:45:24+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-10-27T23:59:59+00:00",
        "description": "Southwark Council is currently planning to procure a Baby Box scheme for new families with complex needs in Southwark. The service will run for 12 months as a pilot offer to gauge impact before considering an extension.\nThe aim of the offer is to provide new families with complex and overlapping needs the necessities to give their baby a good start in life, including clothing, bedding, items such as a bath thermometer, towels, and a toothbrush. The box should also include recovery and wellbeing items for new parents, such as nipple cream, sanitary towels, body lotion and condoms.\nWe would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing a Baby Box scheme, similar programmes or are able to provide this service to understand:  \n•\tThe type of box content that could be provided\n•\tLogistical support available\n•\tTypes of service providers\n•\tThe pricing structure\nWe would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.\nInterested parties are to submit their responses to the questionnaire which is available via the Pro-Contract portal at https://procontract.due-north.com by 27 October 2025 at 12 noon."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}