Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-4e5d-72b6-bbf5-924fde9a070d/infant-feeding-peer-support-service awarded GB direct award procedure # Infant Feeding Peer Support Service [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 28 Jan 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender Hartlepool Borough Council was successful in securing Family Hubs funding from the Department of Education as part of the initiative to help improve health and education outcomes for children and families in England. Infant feeding was identified as one of the key priorities. HBC used the allocated funding to commission NCT to deliver an Infant Feeding Peer Support service to local families (OPEN06062025103119). NCT staff have been working in partnership with local community groups to promote breastfeeding and they now have Peer Supporters attending North Tees hospital wards. The service has been well received and is having a positive impact on feeding rates for the town. The current contract is due to end on 31st March 2026 as this aligned with the original Family Hubs funding term. Further grant funding via Family Hubs has been secured. This contract serves as an extension to extend the existing contract with NCT for a further 12 months, until 31st March 2027. This will enable families to continue accessing support services thus improving Hartlepool's breastfeeding rates. It will also allow us time to prepare key documents to re-tender the service for a longer period, incorporating the revised DHSE / DfE expectations once this has been determined (expected around April 2026) leaving no time to conduct a procurement exercise to cover this extended contract period. This contract is exempt from HBC's Contract Procedure Rules. Read full description Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0610a3-2026-01-28T11:02:17Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0610a3-2026-01-28T11:02:17Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Hartlepool Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Boiler chemical and Softener Services · Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d092-736b-88d2-6bdc251cddb6/boiler-chemical-and-softener-services) [Supply of Timberwolf fixed track woodchipper TW 280 FTR and for Williams trailer TT3017 · Natural England · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d25f-7042-8204-c91978cd4253/supply-of-timberwolf-fixed-track-woodchipper-tw-280-ftr-and-for-williams-trailer) [Home Transition Bed Service - Winter Pressures · North Tyneside Borough Council · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15107-78f4-739e-9d89-50d65f165d99/home-transition-bed-service-winter-pressures) [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People's Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a150b5-126d-71a0-9217-fa9167c1e352/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m) [Gardening and Landscaping Contract · Wickersley Parish Council · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14ee2-22ea-7053-bd7d-4e4c0fa22e9d/gardening-and-landscaping-contract)