Official UK procurement notice
Baby Box Scheme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthwark 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.
The 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.
CPV: Baby care products · Baby clothing · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings · Personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Authority reference
DN793548- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063780- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Market engagement364 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
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.
The 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.
We 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:
- The type of box content that could be provided
- Logistical support available
- Types of service providers
- The pricing structure
We would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.
Interested parties are to submit their responses to the questionnaire which is available via the Pro-Contract portal at procontract.due-north.com ↗ by 27 October 2025 at 12 noon.
- Tender notice expected354 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2025, 14:45 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender