OpenMedical equipment and pharma

Baby Boxes[E15]

Cambourne, United KingdomSouth Cambridgeshire District Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: SCDC is looking for a suitable contractor to procure and deliver an initial 180 'baby boxes' to SCDC for young families in South Cambridgeshire during the first six months of the infant's life.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC. UTC: 16 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC.
Published 28 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 50,000
Buyer: South Cambridgeshire District CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Deadline[E5]: 16 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC
Value[E16]: GBP 50,000
Published[E12]: 28 Oct 2026
Procedure[E11]: Below threshold - open competition
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 7 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

SCDC is looking for a suitable contractor to procure and deliver an initial 180 'baby boxes' to SCDC for young families in South Cambridgeshire during the first six months of the infant's life.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKH12, 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.[E9]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Dec 2026 to 31 May 2027, extendable to 30 Nov 2027.[E3]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E14]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 102112-2026

Evidence

16 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 South Cambridgeshire District Council.
Document 102112-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 33750000 (Baby care products).
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Dec 2026 to 31 May 2027, extendable to 30 Nov 2027.
“2026-12-01T00:00:00Z to 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 102112-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Tenders must be submitted by 16 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC.
“2026-11-16T13:00:00Z”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“SCDC is looking for a suitable contractor to procure and deliver an initial 180 'baby boxes' to SCDC for young families in South Cambridgeshire during the first six months of the infant's life.”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: UKH12, United Kingdom.
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 102112-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The procedure is: Below threshold - open competition.
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice was published on 28 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-28T14:01:51Z”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/documents/1/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/publictender-details?tid=a0058e29-7399-4198-990e-452f55e57ae5”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The notice is titled "Baby Boxes".
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The stated value is GBP 50,000 excluding VAT.
“50000 GBP”
Document 102112-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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