Official UK procurement notice
CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Place-Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service will support prospective and expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers who reside in Kent with infant feeding through local accessible sessions. The Service will work with local communities to change attitudes towards breastfeeding. The Service will be non-judgemental and understanding towards a family’s feeding choices.
The Service is for prospective parents and carers, expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers of infants up to approximately one year of age. This is a universal Service with open access.
The Service will work with local communities, especially in areas with lower breastfeeding rates and/or where a specific need is identified for example; younger mothers, geographically isolated communities, faith groups, non-English language groups or mothers of twins and multiples and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
The Service will align with four Health and Care Partnership areas in three distinct lots:
- Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley AND Swale
- East Kent (Thanet, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe, Canterbury and Ashford)
- West Kent (Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling and Sevenoaks (excluding Swanley)
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Cancelled
Lot #2Cancelled
Lot #3Cancelled
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
- Authority reference
DN777546- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054661- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d593Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
22 Jan 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected22 Jan 2025
- Notice published8 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Text11.2.4 | — | — | |
| — | Text11.2.4 | The Place-Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service will support prospective and expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers who reside in Kent with infant feeding through local accessible sessions. The Service will work with local communities to change attitudes towards breastfeeding. The Service will be non-judgemental and understanding towards a family’s feeding choices. The Service is … | In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (Regulations 2023). Following a competitive process, the recommendation is to award the contract for Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service (all 3 Lots) to the National Childbirth Trust (NCT). As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| National Childbirth Trust | £2,762,108 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 054602-2025-1 · National Childbirth Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £2,762,108
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Childbirth TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.