Published date: 5 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£37,500

Procurement reference

SOSBC001-DN312254-33302476

Published date

5 December 2017

Closing date

22 December 2017

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

7 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The "A Better Start Southend" (ABSS) programme is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver a group based breastfeeding support service in the A Better Start wards both ante-natally and for up to one year post-delivery. We envisage this support consisting of a number of groups, in each of the A Better Start wards, delivered in appropriate community settings.

The pilot will initially be for a 6 month period from 1st February 2018 until 31st July 2018. There will be an option to extend for an additional period of up to 6 months, or any part thereof. The extension will be at the discretion of the Pre-school Learning Alliance and will be subject to the Providers high level of service delivery, service demand and value for money. The latest expiry date of the contract will be 31st January 2019. Depending on the success and outcome of this pilot, there may or may not be the need to carry out a formal tender process in order to procure a service beyond this pilot.

Responses must be submitted electronically via the Electronic Tender Facility (ETF) https://procontract.due-north.com/ Providers must contact the Council only via the ETF Message System

About the buyer

Address

Civic Centre
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER
England

Email

procurementops@southend.gov.uk