RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Islington Council

Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

HealthcareCPV 85323000
Value£1.4m
Deadline
Published20 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@islington.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.4mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Breastfeeding Peer Support Service aims to increase the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks.

The service will meet the requirements of the Best Start Healthy Baby programme and the recommendations of NICE guidance on breastfeeding support.

The service will deliver support to families antenatally, provide on-ward contacts and home visits as well as follow up calls.

Drop-in and appointment clinics in community buildings across the borough will also be available for families.

The service will aim to be delivered by local women as peer supporters and will offer training and development opportunities for residents.

This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender.

Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice.

All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice.

The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage.

The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Breastfeeding Peer Support Service aims

The Breastfeeding Peer Support Service aims to increase the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks.

02

The service will meet the requirements

The service will meet the requirements of the Best Start Healthy Baby programme and the recommendations of NICE guidance on breastfeeding support.

03

The service will deliver support to families

The service will deliver support to families antenatally, provide on-ward contacts and home visits as well as follow up calls.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069dc7
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
046527-2026
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