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Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Leeds City Council

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25 Sep 2026 at 16:52

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council is procuring a citywide breastfeeding peer support service in Leeds. The service is intended to provide coordinated, accessible support through established pathways and programmes, in both community and hospital settings. It will offer families evidence-informed help delivered by trained volunteers and include a loan scheme for hospital-grade breast pumps, complementing existing infant-feeding support. The wider purpose is to make breastfeeding more welcomed and normalised across the city, with communities sharing responsibility for supporting it. This is a community health service, rather than a supply-only contract: providers will need to deliver support to families and operate the pump-loan element as part of an integrated service.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement is described as a Provider Selection Regime competitive process, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the notice says the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply. The submission deadline set was 28 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend for up to 24 months. The stated contract value is £406,190. Evaluation places 30% on improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice; 20% each on quality and innovation, value, and integration, collaboration and sustainability; and 10% on social value. Price is weighted at 0%.

The requirement suits a provider able to coordinate a community health service across hospital and community settings, work within established infant-feeding pathways and collaborate with relevant programmes. Delivery depends on recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to provide consistent, evidence-informed peer support, alongside the practical capacity to manage and lend hospital-grade breast pumps. Strong bids will need to show how the service can be accessible to families, address health inequalities and support informed choice, while maintaining quality, encouraging innovation and making delivery sustainable. Experience of partnership working and creating welcoming environments for breastfeeding is commercially relevant. Social value also contributes to the assessment, so providers should be able to demonstrate the wider community benefits of their approach.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Notice Description

The Service provided by the Provider shall deliver coordinated, accessible and effective breastfeeding peer support across Leeds, embedded within established pathways and programmes and available in both community and hospital settings. It will ensure that all families can benefit from high-quality, evidence-informed support delivered by trained volunteers, alongside the provision of a hospital-grade breast pump loan scheme that meets the needs of service users and complements existing infant feeding support. The Service will foster environments that promote, welcome and normalise breastfeeding, contributing to a citywide culture where breastfeeding is recognised as a shared community responsibility.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service provided by the Provider shall deliver coordinated, accessible and effective breastfeeding peer support across Leeds, embedded within established pathways and programmes and available in both community and hospital settings. It will ensure that all families can benefit from high-quality, evidence-informed support delivered by trained volunteers, alongside the provision of a hospital-grade breast pump loan scheme that meets the needs of service users and complements existing infant feeding support. The Service will foster environments that promote, welcome and normalise breastfeeding, contributing to a citywide culture where breastfeeding is recognised as a shared community responsibility.

Renewal: Option to extend for 24 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077af2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091179-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£406,190 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leeds City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

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