Find a TenderAwarded
Published 23 Feb 2026, 13:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£925,772exc. VAT0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026awarded 19 Jun 2026
Awarded to The Breastfeeding Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the provision of Breastfeeding Peer Support in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using the Competitive Procedure.

The PSR applies to the arrangement of health care and public health services arranged by relevant authorities and irrespective of who the provider is (i.e., whether the service is provided by NHS providers, other public sector bodies, local authorities, or providers within the voluntary, community, social enterprise (VCSE) and independent sectors).

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1For the provision of Breastfeeding Peer SupportAwarded

For the provision of Breastfeeding Peer Support.

The PSR applies to the arrangement of health care and public health services arranged by relevant authorities and irrespective of who the provider is (i.e., whether the service is provided by NHS providers, other public sector bodies, local authorities, or providers within the voluntary, community, social enterprise (VCSE) and independent sectors).

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 76%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 76%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Price: Price 4%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Feb 2026, 13:43 GMT
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Mar 2026 – …
Authority reference
P3458
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058237
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a22 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected] Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 27th March 2026 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Mar 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline212 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened212 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published128 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    19 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £922,7291 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Breastfeeding Network£922,729 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, 1 Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1BBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Breastfeeding NetworkAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC330639 Unit 49, Sir James Clark Building Abbey Mill Business Centre Paisley, Renfrewshire, UK, PA1 1TJ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria