Published date: 8 October 2025

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 15 October 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Procurement reference

PQ0528 SMT

Published date

8 October 2025

Closing date

15 October 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Birmingham City Council Public Health are intending to commission a Breastfeeding Peer Support Service and we would like to understand the market availability and interest in providing this service.
This service will provide culturally sensitive support for parents to initiate and continue breastfeeding and aims to promote maternal and infant health, emotional wellbeing and responsive feeding, while respecting informed choices not to breastfeed and ensuring safe formula feeding support.
Our intention is that the service will be available 7 days a week, city-wide and will be delivered by trained peer supporters, including local parents with breastfeeding experience. It will offer antenatal education and postnatal support delivered in community venues and parents homes, as well as a support helpline.
The Provider will work in partnership with maternity units, Family Hubs and health professionals. In 2024, there were 15,561 live births in Birmingham.
NOTE: All information provided will be treated confidentially and securely. Information will not be shared outside of the commissioning teams. For clarity, this is a Soft Market Testing exercise to gather information and is not an invitation to provide a quotation.

If you are interested in this soft market testing please click on the link below to complete the questionnaire by 10am on 15th October 2025.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78bYehJsJPj9JkvtJ9lADkcVUMjJENzVDRzczUUE4R1FUR00zQ0ZFOTdWTi4u

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial and Procurement Services

Address

Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
England

Email

etendering@birmingham.gov.uk