Provision of Infant Feeding
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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.
The Contracting Authority is looking to appoint a provider that will, as part of the Best Start Partnership, support ongoing development of work to improve support for feeding choices, promoting key messages and supporting families to access the wider Healthy Babies and Family Hub programme to contribute to the wider outcomes for babies, children and their families.
A full scope of the Contracting Authority's requirements can be found in Appendix A - Infant Feeding Specification.
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 1st November 2026 to 31st October 2028, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of 1 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).
What the supplier must deliver
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.
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What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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- ocds-h6vhtk-06cba1
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- tender · Open
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- 066606-2026
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