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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For Community Infant Feeding"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07750e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For Community Infant Feeding

Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07750e

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## Summary

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council intends to commission a Community Infant Feeding Service across Bradford District. The service will promote, protect and support breastfeeding from pregnancy through to six months after birth, using a coordinated, evidence-based approach. It is intended to help families achieve their infant feeding goals, strengthen community capacity, improve breastfeeding outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities. The requirement is for community health and wider health services, including work with potential delivery partners and stakeholders. This is a local service for families and communities throughout the Bradford District, rather than a single-site clinical provision. Organisations operating in infant feeding, breastfeeding support, public health, community health or related family services are the likely market audience.

This is at the planning stage: the Council has announced its commissioning intention and is carrying out preliminary market engagement before a future procurement. The expected procedure is a tender, with one planned lot. The indicative contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with renewal provisions allowing the arrangement to run until 31 March 2033. The estimated value is £2,604,000 excluding VAT, or £3,124,800 including VAT. The Council expects to publish the next notice by 15 October 2026. Market engagement is scheduled for 29 September 2026, from 1pm to 2pm, through Microsoft Teams. Expressions of interest for that engagement were expected by 12 noon on 28 September 2026, with registration and attendee confirmation required.

The future requirement is likely to suit organisations with practical expertise in breastfeeding and infant-feeding support, public health delivery, community health, health inequalities and family services. Strong candidates are likely to be able to design and deliver coordinated support from pregnancy through the postnatal period, work across community settings and engage effectively with families, partners and local stakeholders. The Council says it is seeking an evidence-based service that improves outcomes while building community capacity, so relevant clinical, public health, service-development and partnership experience will be important. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate how they will support different infant-feeding goals, reach communities across the Bradford District and contribute to reducing inequalities. The market engagement is intended to test provider capacity and capability and shape the future procurement.

## Notice

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking to engage with potential providers, partners and stakeholders ahead of a future procurement opportunity for the delivery of a Community Infant Feeding Service focused on the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding across Bradford District. The purpose of the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to: - Inform the market of the Council's commissioning intentions - Engage with potential providers and delivery partners -Understand the market capacity and capability. The Council intends to commission a dedicated Community Infant Feeding Service to provide a coordinated, evidence-based approach to promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding from pregnancy through to six months postnatally. The service will support families to achieve their infant feeding goals, strengthen community capacity, improve breastfeeding outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities across Bradford District. Organisations wishing to attend the market engagement event must complete both of the following actions: Register their interest via the YORtender messaging facility associated with this notice; and Send an email to publichealthcommission@bradford.gov.uk confirming their organisation's name and email address of attendees . The Microsoft Teams meeting link will be sent to the organisations that have completed both of the above requirements. All expression of Interest must be submitted by 12noon on or before Monday 28. Market Engagement Event Details: - Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026 - Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm - Location: Microsoft Teams

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109258&TID=100114304&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088500-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,604,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Postcode area | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE41 Bradford |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 10:03 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088500-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088500-2026
  18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109258&TID=100114304&B=
- https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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