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Published 8 Sept 2023, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Infant Feeding Breastfeeding Peer Support Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,025,365exc. VAT3.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2023awarded 16 Jan 2024
Awarded to National Childbirth Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Infant Feeding Breast Feeding Peer Support Service is funded by Public Health Service in Lancashire. The Provider will deliver Infant Feeding, breastfeeding peer support service which is evidence based service for families in Lancashire.

The service will support mothers to help them achieve their breastfeeding goal, and support increase in Lancashire's breastfeeding prevalence rates at 6-8 weeks.

The Provider will work collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support including, but not limited to Maternity Service, Lancashire's NHS Hospital Trusts, Health Visitors, Lancashire County Council Children and Family Wellbeing Service, and Family Hubs to ensure breastfeeding peer support provision is an embedded part of the offer for pregnant women, new mothers, and their families.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Provider will deliver Infant Feeding, breastfeeding peer support service which is…AwardedPublished value£2,025,365

The Provider will deliver Infant Feeding, breastfeeding peer support service which is evidence based service for families in Lancashire. The service will support mothers to help them achieve their breastfeeding goal, and support increase in Lancashire's breastfeeding prevalence rates at 6-8 weeks.

The Provider will work collaboratively with key partners who provide infant feeding support including, but not limited to Maternity Service, Lancashire's NHS Hospital Trusts, Health Visitors, Lancashire County Council Children and Family Wellbeing Service, and Family Hubs to ensure breastfeeding peer support provision is an embedded part of the offer for pregnant women, new mothers, and their families. Additional information: As stated above

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2023, 15:59 BST
Last source update
8 Feb 2024, 13:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004230
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb5c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Oct 2023 → 8 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Feb 2024, 13:27 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2024, 13:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,960,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Childbirth Trust£1,960,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fishergate, Preston, North West, PR18XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtsReview body London
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High courtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.