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title: "Infant Feeding Peer Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078033"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "London Borough of Enfield"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# Infant Feeding Peer Support Service

Buyer: London Borough of Enfield  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078033

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## Summary

The London Borough of Enfield is buying an infant-feeding peer support service as part of its Start for Life Programme. The service provides breastfeeding support in family homes, across Enfield’s five Family Hubs and in other community venues. Its purpose is to increase breastfeeding initiation and continuation across the borough, with particular attention to reducing inequalities in outcomes. This is a community health service delivered in Enfield. The requirement is for direct provision of peer support rather than a supply of goods or construction work.

The process has reached an intention-to-award stage under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the contract had not yet been formally awarded when the notice was issued. Enfield intends to directly award the service to the existing provider, Breast Feeding Network, under Direct Award Process C. The proposed contract is valued at £395,884. The notice says the proposed term is up to 29.5 months; no contract end date is stated. The intention was assessed through due diligence against basic selection and key criteria. The stated basis was that the incumbent was meeting the existing contract and was likely to deliver the proposed service to a sufficient standard. One bid was recorded.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future infant-feeding support requirement, the award indicates demand for a community-based breastfeeding peer support service spanning family homes, Family Hubs and other local venues. Credible providers would need to organise consistent delivery across multiple settings and support both breastfeeding initiation and continuation, with a clear focus on reducing inequalities in outcomes. The incumbent was selected on the basis of its satisfactory performance under the existing contract and the expectation that it could meet the proposed requirement to a sufficient standard. Relevant experience delivering the current service, the ability to maintain reliable local provision, and evidence of service quality against basic selection and key criteria would therefore be important strengths when competing for this specific Enfield requirement again. No specialist accreditation or other technical qualification is identified.

## Notice

This is an intention to award notice pursuant to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the 'Regulations'), in accordance with Regulation 9, under Direct Award Process C. Therefore, the notice sets out the contracting authority's intention to directly award a contract to the existing provider up to 29.5 months for its provision for a Infant Feeding Peer Support Service, subject to completion of the 8 working day standstill period.

This requirement has been procured in line with said Regulations, following due diligence which has included an evaluation under the requisite Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of London Borough of Enfield Start for Life Programme, the service provides breastfeeding support delivered across a range of settings, including but not limited to in the family home, across Enfield's five Family Hubs and in additional community venues. This provision promotes the increase of breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates across the London borough of Enfield, with a particular focus on reducing inequalities in outcomes. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

### Procurement Information

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.

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 before midnight at the end of the 8th working day, i.e. 14 October 2026. 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/093569-2026 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £395,884 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Enfield |
| Locality | ENFIELD |
| Postcode area | Enfield |
| Postcode | EN1 3XA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI54 Enfield |
| Local authority | Enfield |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Enfield North |
| Delivery location | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Breastfeeding Network |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 18:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093569-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
- https://www.enfield.gov.uk

## Provenance

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