Published date: 19 January 2021

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: 24 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

LEEDSCITY001-DN486390-81871160

Published date

19 January 2021

Closing date

24 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Breastfeeding Peer Support Service shall provide a programme of peer support training facilitated by appropriately trained staff, supervise trained peer supporters, and liaise with multidisciplinary agencies around peer support and the wider breastfeeding agenda. Strong, effective, sustainable partnerships that provide structure, training and supervision for Peer Support in Leeds will be developed and maintained. The service shall lead the further development of a network of skilled breastfeeding peer supporters who are able to support mothers in a group setting, on the telephone and / or face to face. Ultimately this will facilitate an enhanced level of breastfeeding support which will assist the aim to increase the number of women initiating and continuing to breastfeed for as long as they wish.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Shazia Nazir

Address

St George House
2nd Floor, 40 Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3DL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1133785834

Email

RESAdultsHealth.category@leeds.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leeds.gov.uk