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Published 15 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TAMESIDE AND OLDHAM BREASTFEEDING PEER SUPPORT SERVICE

Official notice

Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£1,364,962≈ £455k / year · £1,637,954 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to HOME-START HOST LTD

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There is overwhelming evidence that proves breastfeeding provides substantial health and wellbeing benefits for mothers and babies which are experienced well beyond the period of breastfeeding itself. As well as contributing significantly to reducing health inequalities, benefits of breastfeeding can be categorised to the following:

Infant health: Breastfeeding protects children from a vast range of illnesses including infection, diabetes, asthma, heart disease and obesity, as well as cot death (sudden infant death syndrome).
Maternal health: Breastfeeding protects mothers from breast and ovarian cancers and heart disease.
Relationship-building: Breastfeeding supports the mother-baby attachment and relationship and the mental health of both baby and mother.

Tameside and Oldham have significantly lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and 6-8 weeks continuation, compared to the England average. Therefore, Tameside Council, in partnership with Oldham Council, are looking to contract with a provider to implement and deliver a Breastfeeding Peer Support Service. It is expected that the Breastfeeding Peer Support Service will contribute to promoting a social and cultural shift where breastfeeding is viewed as the conventional way to feed a baby, as well as providing one to one and groups support.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,364,962

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,364,962 exc. VAT · £1,637,954 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 1.2.1 The Contract will be for an initial term of 36 months (the "Contract Period"). 1.2.2 The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of 24 months (the "Extension

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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: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Delivery Model: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Delivery Model

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
Last source update: 21 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056726
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059ab3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

For further information please go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ REF: DN788127

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
15 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
Submission deadline374 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent315 days ago
11 Dec 2025
Award decision expected by303 days ago
22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends302 days ago
23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published273 days ago
21 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
15 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMT
Contract signature expected
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,364,9621 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HOME-START HOST LTDVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1.2.1 The Contract will be for an initial term of 36 months (the "Contract Period"). 1.2.2 The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of 24 months (the "Extension	£1,364,962	11 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · HOME-START HOST LTDVCSE
Signed
20 Jan 2026
Value
£1,364,962
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
he Contract will be for an initial term of 36 months (the "Contract Period"). The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of 24 months (the "Extension
3 agreed KPIs: Access antenatal support (to support increased initiation) · Access to Healthy Start Scheme · Ongoing support
- Access antenatal support (to support increased initiation), Number of mothers offered an initial contact (through any means available), in partnership with Midwifery Service/ Health Visiting Service.
- Access to Healthy Start Scheme, Number of expectant mothers, new mothers and mothers with children 0-4 years old introduced to the Healthy Start Scheme.
- Ongoing support, % and number of breastfeeding mothers that access support: monitored at agree time periods and breakdown of support routes, including the number of equipment loans (Oldham & Tameside)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, North West, OL6 0GSContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PMRJ-8362-DVNT Oldham, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Home-Start HostAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07203889GB-PPON: PQRP-4632-XZYG Ryecroft Hall Manchester Rd, Manchester, North West, M34 5ZJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Jan 2026, 13:12 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2025, 17:12 BST