Official UK procurement notice
Healthy Start Vitamins · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealthy Start is a mandatory Government initiative designed to improve the health of low-income pregnant women and families through the provision of free healthy food, milk, and vitamins. Eligibility extends to women who are at least ten weeks pregnant and families with children under four years of age in receipt of certain benefits or tax credits.
This award relates only to the vitamin component of the Healthy Start programme.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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 Dec 2025, 14:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 14:17 GMT
- Authority reference
P3450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080644- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0dcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A direct award to NHS Supply Chain is justified under Section 41(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as a Direct Award in Special Cases. This approach is necessary due to the absence of viable competition for technical reasons and the lack of reasonable alternatives. NHS Supply Chain is the sole provider capable of meeting the statutory and policy requirements of the Healthy Start programme.
Awarding directly ensures compliance with legal obligations, supports the delivery of essential public health services, and aligns with wider Council policy objectives.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published8 Dec 2025, 14:17 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2029Extensions: Extension is subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability. | £450,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NHS Supply ChainAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender