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Community Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support Service

Peterborough City Council

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21 May 2026 at 12:48

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Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council is the lead authority for Cambridgeshire County Council in procuring a community infant feeding and emotional wellbeing peer support service (CPV 85323000: community health services). The service covers Peterborough and the Cambridgeshire districts of Fenland and Huntingdonshire. It supports families during pregnancy and after birth through breastfeeding and perinatal mental health peer support delivered in maternity hospitals, community groups and virtual channels. The scope includes one-to-one support, a telephone service, emotional wellbeing support, digital provision and feeding-equipment loans. It is intended to connect with Family Hubs and other health, social care, education, voluntary and community services, giving parents and carers an accessible route to support and helping babies and children achieve better health and education outcomes.

The procurement used Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C, recorded as a limited procedure without a prior call for competition. The contract was awarded to The National Childbirth Trust, with one bid recorded, and the contract is shown as active. The recorded contract value is £430,000. The contract was signed on 27 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. The published award intention set a representation deadline of 2 June 2026. Evaluation used the existing provider’s ability to satisfy the original and proposed contract, with both quality and cost described as 100. The stated PSR criteria weighted quality and innovation at 50%, value at 30%, access and health inequalities at 10%, and integration, collaboration, sustainability and social value at 5% each. The tender lot is recorded as cancelled.

This requirement suits organisations experienced in community infant feeding, breastfeeding and perinatal emotional wellbeing support, particularly those able to combine hospital, community, telephone and digital delivery. Credible providers would need strong peer-support models, including recruitment, training and development of local staff and volunteers, and the capacity to operate across Peterborough, Fenland and Huntingdonshire. Relevant capability includes working with maternity and NHS infant-feeding services, Family Hubs, local authorities and voluntary or community partners; using local health and deprivation data to target support; and providing accessible, culturally appropriate community settings. Providers should also be able to manage feeding-equipment loans, signpost families to wider services, meet contract KPIs, demonstrate value through volunteer-based delivery, support co-production and create social value through local volunteering, skills and community networks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support Service

Notice Description

Provision of a joint Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support Service across Peterborough City Council (PCC) and Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) to cover Peterborough and the Cambridgeshire districts of Fenland and Huntingdonshire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of Services to be provided: Family Hubs are being set up to support families from conception, through the child's early years, to later childhood, up to the age of 19 (or 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities). They will provide a single access point to family support services that is integrated across health (physical and mental health) and social care as well as voluntary and community organisations and education settings. Family Hubs provide family support services early, when families need them. These include universal and targeted services. The overarching objective is to join up and enhance services delivered through transformed family hubs in local authority areas, ensuring all parents and carers can access the support they need when they need it. Through the programme, parents and carers should feel supported and empowered in caring for and nurturing their babies and children, ensuring they receive the best start in life. This in turn will improve health and education outcomes for babies and children and enable them to thrive in later life The Infant Feeding & Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support service offers new families crucial support during pregnancy and the postnatal period with breastfeeding and perinatal mental health support through the provision of community, virtual, and hospital-based peer support. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intion to Award Notice under Direct Award Process C. 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. Approximate lifetime value of the contract: PS430,000 The Contract will run from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 2nd June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f14
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047044-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Peterborough City Council
Additional Buyers

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Childbirth Trust

Further Information

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