---
title: "Breastfeeding Peer Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cf8"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Newcastle City Council"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Breastfeeding Peer Support

Buyer: Newcastle City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cf8

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council commissioned a community-based breastfeeding peer-support service for parents during pregnancy and after birth. The service combines antenatal pregnancy support with breastfeeding and early-parenthood support, helping families through the transition to parenthood. It is a health and social care service, with a focus on wellbeing support. Delivery is in Newcastle upon Tyne. The requirement is described as one service rather than a set of separately described work packages, and the support is intended to span both the antenatal and postnatal periods. The selected provider, Healthworks Newcastle, is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and is a small and medium-sized voluntary, community or social enterprise. The work therefore centres on local, community-based support for families, rather than the supply of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete: Newcastle City Council made a direct award without competition to Healthworks Newcastle, and the contract is active. The award was made under a below-threshold, light-touch route. The contract was signed on 20 February 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £220,000 excluding VAT (£264,000 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the breastfeeding peer-support service. The published information describes the service and its purpose but does not set out a separate evaluation or scoring basis; this was a direct award rather than a competitive evaluation. Healthworks Newcastle is the named supplier for the award.

For suppliers assessing this buyer’s future demand, this award shows Newcastle City Council purchasing a locally delivered, community-based service that supports parents through pregnancy, breastfeeding and early parenthood. A credible competitor would need the ability to provide joined-up antenatal and postnatal support, with a clear focus on breastfeeding and family wellbeing, and to deliver it in Newcastle upon Tyne. The selected supplier is a local SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise, demonstrating that an organisation of this type has delivered the requirement. Relevant experience in working directly with parents and families, and the capacity to sustain support across the antenatal and postnatal journey, would be pertinent when this specific service is next considered. The award was made directly without competition, so it does not demonstrate a competitive scoring model or published qualification threshold.

## Notice

Breastfeeding Peer Support is a community based initiative supporting parents though the ante and postnatal period. It combines pregnancy and breastfeeding support to help families during the antenatal period and early parenthood.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099535-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £220,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Newcastle City Council |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98334000 - Wellness services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099535-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099535-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.healthworksne.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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