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title: "Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d735"
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buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL"
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# Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Support Service

Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d735

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## Summary

The Peterborough City Council has initiated a tender process for the provision of Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Support Service, aimed at improving access to information and support for parents and healthcare professionals. The tender, valued at £499,500 GBP, falls under the health and social work services category and covers Peterborough and the Cambridgeshire Districts of Huntingdonshire and Fenland. The contract period ends on April 30, 2025, and the deadline for submissions is July 17, 2023. The award period is scheduled to commence on August 14, 2023.

This tender opportunity by Peterborough City Council presents a chance for businesses in the health and social work services sector to provide vital support services related to infant feeding and mental health. Companies specialising in healthcare, counselling, and community support are well-suited to compete in this tender process. The open procurement method allows for a transparent and competitive bidding process, enabling a wide range of organisations to participate and potentially secure a contract with the council.

## Notice

Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Support Service across Peterborough and The Cambridgeshire Districts of Huntingdonshire and Fenland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Infant Feeding and Emotional Wellbeing Support Service Infant Feeding: * Improving access to information, advice and support, including antenatally on the importance of early relationships and the benefits of breastfeeding for the health and wellbeing of the baby and mother. * Ensuring access to one-to-one practical help on maternity wards and in the community, from healthcare professionals and/or trained peer supporters, to support breastfeeding initiation, responsive feeding and relationship building during the immediate postnatal period. Provision of an infant feeding peer support service * Upskilling the workforce (community, voluntary, and health) to ensure a wide range of professionals/practitioners have the knowledge, skills and education to promote breastfeeding * Ensuring that drop-in infant feeding support sessions/groups are available in the community * Provision of equipment to loan for parents who need it (e.g. breast pumps), and staff sensitively support parents to use it. Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: * Maintain, develop or extend existing mild to moderate perinatal mental health provisions to reach more families. * Improved access to training that enables practitioners to have sensitive, inclusive conversations with parents and carers about wellbeing and challenges they might be experiencing, as early as possible * Improved universal parent-infant relationship services * Improved support available in a range of different settings * Improved awareness of the importance of parent-infant relationships for the workforce * Improved perinatal mental health support for fathers and co-parents * Developed and/or improved care and referral pathways to ensure support is provided when needed for babies and their families

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017249-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £499,500 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2023 at 15:44 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017249-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=5bed9b63-560c-ee11-8123-005056b64545
- https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

## Provenance

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