--- title: "Breast Feeding Peer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-03-12" --- # Breast Feeding Peer Support Service Buyer: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04de9c.json) ## Summary MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST has awarded a contract for the provision of a Breast Feeding Peer Support Service in the borough of Sefton to Feelgood Factory. The contract falls within the health and social work services industry category and has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using a direct award process. The contract term begins on 1 April 2025 and will run until 31 March 2028, with a total value of £120,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services to engage in a key community support initiative. The contract with Feelgood Factory is designed to continue an existing service which has met performance expectations, ensuring continuity and stability in service delivery. Enterprises capable of delivering similar health and social work services may find opportunities for growth by partnering or providing ancillary services for such contracts in the future. ## Notice The provision of a Peer Support Breast Feeding Support service in the borough of Sefton. ### Lot Information Lot 1 MCFT intends to contract with Feelgood Factory, Glovers lane, Netherton, L30 5QW for the provision of a Peer Support Breast Feeding Support service in the borough of Sefton. MCFT is currently in contract with Feelgood Factory. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 3 years. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. ### Procurement Information MCFT intends to contract with Feelgood Factory, Glovers lane, Netherton, L30 5QW for the provision of a Peer Support Breast Feeding Support service in the borough of Sefton. MCFT is currently in contract with Feelgood Factory. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 3 years. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. 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 25 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009030-2025 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Jan 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £120,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | PRESCOT | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L34 1PJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | Knowsley | | Electoral ward | St Michaels | | Westminster constituency | Knowsley | | Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | FEELGOOD FACTORY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 12 Mar 2025 at 14:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009030-2025 - 13 Feb 2025 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004916-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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