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Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender[E17]

Hartlepool, United KingdomHartlepool Borough Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: Participation is reserved (smeVcse).
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC.
Published 27 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Hartlepool Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E5]: 18 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E14]: 27 Oct 2026
Procedure[E13]: Below threshold - open competition
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the 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.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

RestrictionParticipation is reserved (smeVcse).[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: UKC11, United Kingdom.[E7]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E10]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2029, extendable to 31 Mar 2031.[E3]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E16]

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
RiskRestriction: Participation is reserved (smeVcse).[E9]
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 101695-2026

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Hartlepool Borough Council.
Document 101695-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2029, extendable to 31 Mar 2031.
“2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101695-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Tenders must be submitted by 18 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC.
“2026-11-18T14:00:00Z”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the 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 sup…”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: UKC11, United Kingdom.
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Participation is reserved (smeVcse).
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/otherRequirements/reservedParticipation/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.
“vcse: true”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 101695-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Below threshold - open competition.
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 27 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-27T15:51:42Z”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://www.open-uk.org/”
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The notice is titled "Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender".
Document 101695-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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