Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 101695-2026
Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender
- Value
- £169k
- Closes
- 18 Nov 2026 (10 days)
- Where
- North East
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029
In plain English
Hartlepool Borough Council wants an organisation to run an infant feeding peer support programme in Hartlepool, aimed at raising breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks and 6 months. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 and is estimated at £168,750 in total; bids are due by 18 November 2026 at 2:00pm.
Good fit for: Community health, charity or family support organisations with experience delivering breastfeeding or infant feeding peer support.
- Needs proven infant feeding support experience
experience and skills in delivering infant feeding support services
- Must show experience working with NHS and family services
demonstrable experience working collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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.
Getting the documents
open-uk.org (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 27 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £330k to £510k (3 since 2026).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Feeding Peer Support Service London Borough of Enfield | Breast Feeding Network | £396k | 2 Oct |
| Provision of Infant Feeding Blackpool Borough Council | HENRY | £510k | 30 Sep |
| Infant Feeding Peer Support Service Royal Borough of Greenwich | The Breastfeeding Network | £330k | 30 Jul |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
Similar open tenders
- My Ends 3.0 Programme · Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · closes 11 Nov
- Reopening of Framework Agreement for Live-in Care (All-Ages), Complex Care (All-Ages) and Trusted Assessors for Spot Therapy and Clinical Psychology Provision for NHS Devon Integrated Care Board · NHS Devon Integrated Care Board · closes 11 Nov
- Distress Brief Intervention · North Lanarkshire Council · closes 11 Nov
- Sunderland Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) · NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · closes 11 Nov
- Stop Smoking Medication Framework · West Northamptonshire Council · closes 11 Nov
Want tenders like this, matched to your firm?
Winnable emails the few new tenders that fit you each weekday, with the catch spelled out. £29/month after a 14-day free trial (no card needed).