--- title: "Breastfeeding Peer Support Service - Birmingham City Council - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-08" --- # Breastfeeding Peer Support Service - Birmingham City Council - Soft Market Testing Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14f7eb94-622d-4b7a-aa46-a62ed6aef519.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Breastfeeding Peer Support Service - Birmingham City Council - Soft Market Testing". This initiative falls under the health services industry, with an additional classification in community health services, and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The purpose of the procurement is to gauge market interest and availability for a culturally sensitive breastfeeding peer support service, intended to be provided city-wide, seven days a week, offering antenatal and postnatal support. The planning stage includes a soft market testing phase with an engagement end date set for 15th October 2025, which coincides with a deadline for completion of an online questionnaire meant for potential service providers. This contracting process presents a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in health and community health services, particularly those with experience in maternal and infant health support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), are likely to find this tender in alignment with their capabilities. Collaborating with maternity units, Family Hubs, and health professionals, the successful provider will engage in delivering vital support to new parents, enhancing their outreach and service provision. This engagement exercise allows businesses to showcase their expertise and readiness to cater to the needs of Birmingham's diverse community, potentially leading to further business growth in the healthcare sector. ## Notice Birmingham City Council Public Health are intending to commission a Breastfeeding Peer Support Service and we would like to understand the market availability and interest in providing this service. This service will provide culturally sensitive support for parents to initiate and continue breastfeeding and aims to promote maternal and infant health, emotional wellbeing and responsive feeding, while respecting informed choices not to breastfeed and ensuring safe formula feeding support. Our intention is that the service will be available 7 days a week, city-wide and will be delivered by trained peer supporters, including local parents with breastfeeding experience. It will offer antenatal education and postnatal support delivered in community venues and parents homes, as well as a support helpline. The Provider will work in partnership with maternity units, Family Hubs and health professionals. In 2024, there were 15,561 live births in Birmingham. NOTE: All information provided will be treated confidentially and securely. Information will not be shared outside of the commissioning teams. For clarity, this is a Soft Market Testing exercise to gather information and is not an invitation to provide a quotation. If you are interested in this soft market testing please click on the link below to complete the questionnaire by 10am on 15th October 2025. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78bYehJsJPj9JkvtJ9lADkcVUMjJENzVDRzczUUE4R1FUR00zQ0ZFOTdWTi4u ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3111601-39e7-444f-b92b-2792d5178569 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Oct 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 1BB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 8 Oct 2025 at 15:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3111601-39e7-444f-b92b-2792d5178569 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3111601-39e7-444f-b92b-2792d5178569 8th October 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78bYehJsJPj9JkvtJ9lADkcVUMjJENzVDRzczUUE4R1FUR00zQ0ZFOTdWTi4u ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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