Official UK procurement notice
Breastfeeding Support Service for Southampton
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthampton City Council would like to award a contract for a Breastfeeding Support Service to support families in Southampton in the maximisation of breastfeeding. The service sought will work closely with:
- Maternity services to maximise breastfeeding initiation and to support mothers in the first few days of breastfeeding.
- Sure Start/Family Hubs.
- Integrated 0 - 19 services in Southampton to ensure that there is effective ongoing support that helps women continue and maintain breastfeeding.
- Other local community services in the Southampton area to ensure parents/families have enough information to support their breastfeeding journey and normalise breastfeeding in the City.
The Service Provider will provide a Breastfeeding Support Service in Southampton. The Service Provider will develop an innovative pattern of, and approach to, service delivery in order to achieve and support increased rates of breastfeeding 10-14 days, and at 6 - 8 weeks. Services will include a menu of provision, which must encompass a peer support service, support to breastfeeding groups and the coordination of scheme to welcome breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is to confirm an award of a contract under the most suitable provider…Awarded
This notice is to confirm an award of a contract under the most suitable provider process (NHS Provider Selection Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Provision 9), following completion of the standstill period. The lifetime value of the contract is £53,972 for one year. The contract commencement date is 1st April 2025. There are no extension periods available under this contract.
The Intention to Award Notice reference is 2025/S 000-004882. Additional information: Award of a contract without prior call for competition.
Explanation: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk), Provision 9, i.e., "Direct Award Process C" procedure.
The Intention to Award Notice reference is 2025/S 000-004882.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 28 Feb 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Authority reference
ICU-2025-081- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008787- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8afFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR regulations.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice, following conclusion of the standstill period. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. No representations were made during the standstill period. There were no declared actual or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. The Key Criteria are as stated below for this contract: Criterion 1: Quality and Innovation Criterion 2: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability Criterion 3: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice Criterion 4: Value Criterion 5: Social Value The rationale for choosing the most suitable provider, The Breastfeeding Network, was confirmed under the requirements of Direct Award Process C: The existing provider is satisfying its existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably The Provider also met each of the Key Criteria.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Following conclusion of the standstill period…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Breastfeeding Network | £53,972 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007543-2025-1 · The Breastfeeding Network
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- £53,972
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Breastfeeding NetworkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.