--- title: "Breastfeeding Peer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077af2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077af2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077af2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077af2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Leeds City Council" published: "2026-09-25" --- # Breastfeeding Peer Support Service Buyer: Leeds City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077af2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077af2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077af2.json) ## Summary Leeds City Council is procuring a citywide breastfeeding peer support service in Leeds. The service is intended to provide coordinated, accessible support through established pathways and programmes, in both community and hospital settings. It will offer families evidence-informed help delivered by trained volunteers and include a loan scheme for hospital-grade breast pumps, complementing existing infant-feeding support. The wider purpose is to make breastfeeding more welcomed and normalised across the city, with communities sharing responsibility for supporting it. This is a community health service, rather than a supply-only contract: providers will need to deliver support to families and operate the pump-loan element as part of an integrated service. The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement is described as a Provider Selection Regime competitive process, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the notice says the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply. The submission deadline set was 28 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend for up to 24 months. The stated contract value is £406,190. Evaluation places 30% on improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice; 20% each on quality and innovation, value, and integration, collaboration and sustainability; and 10% on social value. Price is weighted at 0%. The requirement suits a provider able to coordinate a community health service across hospital and community settings, work within established infant-feeding pathways and collaborate with relevant programmes. Delivery depends on recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to provide consistent, evidence-informed peer support, alongside the practical capacity to manage and lend hospital-grade breast pumps. Strong bids will need to show how the service can be accessible to families, address health inequalities and support informed choice, while maintaining quality, encouraging innovation and making delivery sustainable. Experience of partnership working and creating welcoming environments for breastfeeding is commercially relevant. Social value also contributes to the assessment, so providers should be able to demonstrate the wider community benefits of their approach. ## Notice The Service provided by the Provider shall deliver coordinated, accessible and effective breastfeeding peer support across Leeds, embedded within established pathways and programmes and available in both community and hospital settings. It will ensure that all families can benefit from high-quality, evidence-informed support delivered by trained volunteers, alongside the provision of a hospital-grade breast pump loan scheme that meets the needs of service users and complements existing infant feeding support. The Service will foster environments that promote, welcome and normalise breastfeeding, contributing to a citywide culture where breastfeeding is recognised as a shared community responsibility. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Service provided by the Provider shall deliver coordinated, accessible and effective breastfeeding peer support across Leeds, embedded within established pathways and programmes and available in both community and hospital settings. It will ensure that all families can benefit from high-quality, evidence-informed support delivered by trained volunteers, alongside the provision of a hospital-grade breast pump loan scheme that meets the needs of service users and complements existing infant feeding support. The Service will foster environments that promote, welcome and normalise breastfeeding, contributing to a citywide culture where breastfeeding is recognised as a shared community responsibility. Renewal: Option to extend for 24 months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091179-2026 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £406,190 | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | Leeds City Council | | Locality | LEEDS | | Postcode area | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 1UR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 16:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091179-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.leeds.gov.uk - https://leedscitycouncil.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/leedscitycouncil/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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