--- title: "Provision of Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HULL CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-11-17" --- # Provision of Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service Buyer: HULL CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76.json) ## Summary The Hull City Council is seeking to procure a Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service to support vulnerable women, fathers, and families in Hull. The service aims to encourage breastfeeding and recruit volunteers to be Doulas, Breastfeeding Peer Supporters, and Baby Feeding Practitioners. The service delivery addresses cover various locations, including British Oversea Territories and the United Kingdom. The tender's procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on December 19, 2022. The contract period will start on April 1, 2023, and end on March 31, 2027. The main procurement category is services within the health and social work industry. This tender presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate. Businesses that can provide doula support, breastfeeding peer support services, and baby feeding practitioner services are well-suited to compete. The Hull City Council, as the buying organisation, is actively seeking to engage suppliers for this vital service that will operate across different settings, including hospitals, communities, and mothers' homes. The emphasis is on catering to vulnerable groups and deprived areas within Hull to improve breastfeeding practices and support families effectively. ## Notice Hull City Council is seeking to procure a Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service to support vulnerable women / fathers / families and encourage women to breastfeed in the city. The service will recruit and maintain a volunteer base to be Doulas, Breastfeeding Peer Supporters and Baby Feeding Practitioners. The doula service will support vulnerable women / fathers / families referred into the service throughout the pregnancy, birth and up to 6 weeks postnatally. The BFPS will ensure all breastfeeding women in Hull have access to breastfeeding peer support as well as specialist support provided by Baby Feeding Practitioners who will be based within local Maternity Unit's and the community providing support for the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. This will be reactive to need and conducted face to face or via the telephone. The service will function across hospital, community and in the home of the mother where possible. The BFPS service will prioritise the more deprived wards where women are least likely to breastfeed in the city. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e2119f9-c9b9-439a-b72f-243987c9ea9d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HULL CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HULL | | Post town | Hull | | Postcode | HU1 2AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Electoral ward | St Andrew's & Docklands | | Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 17 Nov 2022 at 12:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e2119f9-c9b9-439a-b72f-243987c9ea9d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e2119f9-c9b9-439a-b72f-243987c9ea9d 17th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=55648&B=UK Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102 User / Company ## Notice URLs - https://www.hull.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-02dfb2c2-9523-4741-a0fd-4a2d21715f76.json.