Contract award · 8 Sep 2025

CN240199 - Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service

Kent County Council awarded “Place Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service” to National Childbirth Trust for £2.76m on 8 Sep 2025.

Health & social careSouth East

Value £2.76m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Kent County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£2,762,108.44
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Sep 2025
  2. Published8 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

The Place-Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Service will support prospective and expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers who reside in Kent with infant feeding through local accessible sessions. The Service will work with local communities to change attitudes towards breastfeeding. The Service will be non-judgemental and understanding towards a family’s feeding choices. The Service is for prospective parents and carers, expectant parents and carers, and parent and carers of infants up to approximately one year of age. This is a universal Service with open access. The Service will work with local communities, especially in areas with lower breastfeeding rates and/or where a specific need is identified for example; younger mothers, geographically isolated communities, faith groups, non-English language groups or mothers of twins and multiples and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The Service will align with four Health and Care Partnership areas in three distinct lots: …

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