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Published 30 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: OHID: Infant Feeding Survey 2027

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£800,000≈ £160k / year · £960,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 9 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A new contract to undertake an Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) collecting data on breastfeeding, the use of foods and drinks other than breastmilk in infancy and related relevant matters for England. This continues an earlier series of UK surveys in infants, normally carried out every five years but with a gap between the 2010 and recent 2024 survey. This survey will focus on data for England only.

  • How the procedure runs: TBC

CPV: Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£800,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£800,000 exc. VAT · £960,000 inc. VAT
79315000 Social research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 29 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
C474409
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Social research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d14
How it runs
TBC

How it was run

Expression of interest (EOI)
23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    30 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Expressions of interest byin 54 days
    23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 54 days
    23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected byin 181 days
    29 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract startsin 183 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 09:42 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EU

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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