Official UK procurement notice
SWBH - 2023/2024 Community Breastfeeding Peer Support Service
Authority: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£149,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Breastfeeding Network
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSWBH - Community Breastfeeding Peer Support Service for new mothers across Sandwell towns. Internal Department Contact: Jade Osbourne / Helen Hurst
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:02 GMT
- Authority reference
C166875- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025764- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067055Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract requirements, and changing provider would not be in the best interests of patients, service users, or the contracting authority.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Changing provider would not be in the best interests of patients, service users, or the contracting authority.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published20 Mar 2026, 13:02 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £149,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Breastfeeding NetworkCommunity Breastfeeding Peer Support Service13 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £149,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Breastfeeding NetworkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender