Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department of Health and Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- The Breastfeeding Network SME
- Value
- £786,363
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Guidance and counselling services (CPV 85312300)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 017166-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2025
- Published26 Apr 2025Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking a provider to deliver the National Breastfeeding Helpline, providing breastfeeding information and support via a 24 hour helpline for families across the UK.
About the supplier
The Breastfeeding Network: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC330639).