Awarded· 7 Sept 2025
CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service
Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East
Kent County Council has awarded CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 16:46
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Contract awarded
National Childbirth Trust
2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:06
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Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:04
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Kent County Council has awarded CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The contract went to National Childbirth Trust. It was awarded on 7 September 2025. The contract value is £2,762,108. It is split across 3 lots.
It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 8 September 2025. The notice number is 054661-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04d593.
Summary of the contracting process
Kent County Council is seeking to implement the Place-Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service in Kent, focusing on regions such as Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, Swale, East and West Kent. This procurement, under the classification of health services (CPV code 85100000), is at the tender update stage as of September 2025, following a competitive process.
The service will specifically aid prospective and expectant parents and carers through accessible local sessions, aligning with Health and Care Partnership areas. The service is set to commence on 2nd January 2026, and the contract could potentially extend up until 2029, with an anticipated total value of £2,762,108.44.
The notice in full
The Place-Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service will support prospective and expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers who reside in Kent with infant feeding through local accessible sessions. The Service will work with local communities to change attitudes towards breastfeeding. The Service will be non-judgemental and understanding towards a family's feeding choices.
The Service is for prospective parents and carers, expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers of infants up to approximately one year of age. This is a universal Service with open access.
The Service will work with local communities, especially in areas with lower breastfeeding rates and/or where a specific need is identified for example; younger mothers, geographically isolated communities, faith groups, non-English language groups or mothers of twins and multiples and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The Service will align with four Health and Care Partnership areas in three distinct lots:
- Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley AND Swale
- East Kent (Thanet, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe, Canterbury and Ashford)
- West Kent (Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling and Sevenoaks (excluding Swanley)
Lots (3)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
- 02
Lot 2Cancelled
- 03
Lot 3Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 3
- Awarded to
- National Childbirth Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Planning, Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,762,108
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
- 054661-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d593
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Maidstone
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Electoral ward
- Penenden Heath
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Delivery area
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Alison Newman
- Phone
- +44 3000415555
- Address
- Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- National Childbirth Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service
Who won the CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service contract?
Kent County Council awarded the contract to National Childbirth Trust on 7 September 2025.
How much is the CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service contract worth?
The contract value is £2,762,108, split across 3 lots.
Who is the buyer for CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service?
Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is Ms Alison Newman, on +44 3000415555.
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