Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender

Opportunity overview

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 1 — Contract lot

Estimated lot value including VAT: £169k

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 31 March 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 March 2029

Maximum term ends: 31 March 2031

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

Contracting authority

Hartlepool Borough Council Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY, UKC11, United Kingdom Email: procurement@hartlepool.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Below threshold - open competition

Submission deadline: 18 November 2026 at 02:00 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

CPV Classification

85000000 — Health and social work services

How to submit

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Before we write, we establish whether the opportunity fits.

We examine the published participation conditions, service scope, geography, regulatory position, available evidence, mobilisation demands and commercial exposure with your team. We only confirm a full tender-writing engagement when the available information supports a responsible view that the provider meets the tender requirements.

If Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender is a credible fit, we can map the scored requirements, gather operational evidence and build the response around the buyer documents. The qualification check and any writing support do not guarantee an award; the contracting authority makes the final decision.