Infant Feeding Peer Support Tender
- Buyer
- Hartlepool Borough Council
- Value
- £168,750
- Closes
- 18 November 2026
- Where
- Hartlepool, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Hartlepool Borough Council wants to appoint an organisation to run an infant feeding peer support programme, where trained breastfeeding supporters offer practical help to local families. The council's aim is to increase the number of mothers still breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks and at 6 months. The estimated value is £168,750.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver an infant feeding peer support programme for pregnant women, new mothers and their families in Hartlepool, with the aim of raising breastfeeding rates at 6 to 8 weeks and at 6 months. • Work closely with local partners, including maternity services, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, health visitors, community nursery nurses and Best Start Family Hubs, so peer support becomes a built-in part of the local offer. • Show a clear track record of delivering infant feeding support and of partnership working with health and family services.
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
The notice requires proven experience in infant feeding support and established working relationships with NHS maternity and family services, so a new business or one without this health-sector track record would most likely be ruled out.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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