Awarded· 5 Jun 2025
Breastfeeding peer support services
Portsmouth City Council · Portsmouth, South East
Portsmouth City Council has awarded Breastfeeding peer support services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Breastfeeding Network
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:06
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 09:22
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About this tender
In brief
Portsmouth City Council has awarded Breastfeeding peer support services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth. The contract went to The Breastfeeding Network. It was awarded on 5 June 2025. The contract value is £148,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 23 June 2025. The notice number is 034284-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054533.
Summary of the contracting process
Portsmouth City Council is seeking to award a contract for Breastfeeding peer support services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. The procurement category is services, specifically miscellaneous health services, and the procurement stage is currently at the award stage. The contract value is £148,000 and will cover the period from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027, with an option to extend for 12 months.
This process utilises a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, focusing on selecting the most suitable provider. The service is intended to support the 'Best Start in Life' initiative by providing peer-led breastfeeding support within Portsmouth, UKJ31 region, United Kingdom.
The opportunity is especially suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) such as those specialising in breastfeeding support and community health integration, as evidenced by the initial award to The Breastfeeding Network. This tender encourages collaboration and integration with existing services, aiming to reduce health inequalities and improve service user journeys.
The notice in full
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 or Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.
The intention is to award this contract under the most suitable provider process. The contract is for the provision of Breastfeeding peer support services from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process for the provision of breastfeeding peer support services. This is an existing service awarded to an existing provider, the Breastfeeding Network.
As part of the extensive children and families offer, the Council is committed to working collaboratively to support the 'Best Start in Life' initiative and as such, wish to commission a Peer-Led Breastfeeding Support Service, to complement the existing work on infant feeding, and normalising breastfeeding within the city. The lifetime value of the contract is PS148,000.
The services are to be provided between 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- The Breastfeeding Network
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £148,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 034284-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054533
- CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- Postcode
- PO1 2AL
- Electoral ward
- Charles Dickens
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Delivery area
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Portsmouth
- Area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Portsmouth City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Portsmouth, PO1 2AL · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- The Breastfeeding Network
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Breastfeeding peer support services
Who won the Breastfeeding peer support services contract?
Portsmouth City Council awarded the contract to The Breastfeeding Network on 5 June 2025.
How much is the Breastfeeding peer support services contract worth?
The contract value is £148,000.
Who is the buyer for Breastfeeding peer support services?
Portsmouth City Council, based in Portsmouth, South East.
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