Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
Wakefield One Po Box 700,Burton Street
WAKEFIELD
WF12EB
Contact
Cloe Cunniff
Telephone
+44 7919300411
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Breastfeeding Promotion and Peer Support Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provider will be required to provide a service for breastfeeding peer support that aims to fill a gap by linking mothers who want to breastfeed.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,260,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will be an open procedure under the light touch regime
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 February 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Wakefield Council is issuing this Prior Information Notice to inform the market of this upcoming tender opportunity.
The anticipate contract duration of the contract will run from 1st July 2022 for a period of 3 years and with the option to extend subject to performance for a further period of 3 years meaning the final possible expiry date is 30th June 2028.
The Contracting Authority anticipates undertaking a "light touch" procurement under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
It is anticipated that the procurement will commence in February 2022 to enable a contract to be awarded by June 2022. Service commencement is anticipated 1st August 2022. It is expected that TUPE will apply.
Interested providers are asked to register on the Council's new e-tendering portal YORtender at https://yortender.eu-supply.com to ensure that an alert is sent to you when the opportunity is published. Interested providers should ensure that they register by no later than February 2022.