---
title: "Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079195"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Hartlepool Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-27"
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# Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender

Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079195

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## Summary

Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking an organisation to deliver an infant-feeding peer-support programme in Hartlepool. The service is intended to support pregnant women, new mothers and their families, and to help increase breastfeeding rates at six to eight weeks and six months. The provider will work with maternity services, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Hospital Trust, health visitors, community nursery nurses and Best Start Family Hubs, embedding peer support within the wider local offer. This is a health and social care service, rather than a supply of goods or a works contract.

The Council invited offers through an open competition. The procurement is divided into one lot, with a gross estimated value of £168,750. Bids were due by 18 November 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a possible extension to 31 March 2031. Any renewal depends on continued appropriate grant funding and satisfactory performance. Award is based entirely on quality. Electronic submission is permitted, with submissions directed through the stated online portal.

The requirement suits a provider with demonstrable experience and practical skills in delivering infant-feeding support, particularly breastfeeding peer support. Suppliers will need to show that they can work collaboratively with maternity services, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Hospital Trust, health visitors, community nursery nurses and Best Start Family Hubs, and integrate their service with those partners’ support for families. The opportunity is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. It is therefore aimed at organisations able to deliver a locally embedded service and contribute to improved breastfeeding support and prevalence. The stated evaluation gives quality the full weighting, so the strength and credibility of the proposed service are central to competition.

## Notice

Hartlepool Borough Council (the Council) is seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced organisations, with the ability to provide an infant feeding peer support programme. The successful Contractor will have experience and skills in delivering infant feeding support services to help increase Hartlepool's breastfeeding prevalence rates at 6-8 weeks and 6 months. The Council is seeking a Provider with demonstrable experience working collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support including (but not limited to) Maternity Services, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Hospital Trust, Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses and Best Start Family Hubs to ensure breastfeeding peer support provision is an embedded part of the offer for pregnant women, new mothers, and their families.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Dependant upon receipt of continued appropriate grant funding and satisfactory contract performance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101695-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £168,750 |
| Lots value | £168,750 |
| 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 | Hartlepool Borough Council |
| Locality | HARTLEPOOL |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS24 8AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Hartlepool |
| Delivery location | TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2026 at 15:51 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101695-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101695-2026
  27th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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