Official UK procurement notice
Baby Box Scheme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThrough its baby box scheme, Wandsworth Council wants to ensure that all new young parents have access to the items needed for their child's development, safety and play. The baby box scheme includes a physical baby box and wrap-around support for young new parents aged 20 and below (or 25 for those with additional vulnerabilities). The baby box scheme will deliver an end-to-end early years support service, including a portal for registration and referral processes, a contact centre for enquiries and queries, and sourcing, packing and delivering the physical baby boxes themselves. This notice is signalling the Council's intention to direct award a contract to the supplier for a period of 21 months 11 days - from 21 August 2025 to 31 May 2027.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Aug 2025, 19:19 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2025, 19:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047452- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584a8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
With no other identified alternative suppliers in the market, Field Management Ireland are uniquely positioned to design and deliver this pioneering early years support package for new parents.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published8 Aug 2025, 19:19 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD MANAGEMENT IRELAND (NORTHERN IRELAND)21 Aug 2025 – 31 May 2027 | £251,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Field Management IrelandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender