Provision of Breastfeeding Peer Support Services
NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
12 June 2026
Type
services
Overview
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) is seeking to work in partnership with a provider(s) to deliver 15 breastfeeding (infant feeding) support groups on a weekly basis. These will be delivered in agreed communities across the board area.
The aim of this exercise is to gather current information and feedback from the market to: *Understand market availability in relation to the functionality required; and -The information to be provided will help us better understand the market and consider the way forward. The successful organisation will deliver 15 weekly breastfeeding support groups (infant feeding support groups) across NHSGGC.
Support will be provided to all families wishing to access support but the contract requires that the successful organisation focuses on engaging with groups where inequalities in infant feeding outcomes continue to be seen as identified through interrogation of local and national data sets. This work will have a focus on engaging and responding to the needs of local communities through an integrated approach with NHSGGC. -Younger parents. -Families from ethnic minority communities -Families living in SIMD 1 postcodes.
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NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wants to commission an organisation to run 15 weekly breastfeeding and infant feeding support groups across their area. The service must focus on reaching families facing inequalities, including younger parents, ethnic minority communities, and people in the most deprived postcodes. This is a market engagement exercise to understand what providers can offer.
Requirements
- Ability to deliver 15 weekly breastfeeding/infant feeding support groups
- Coverage across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde board area in agreed communities
- Demonstrated capability to engage with younger parents
- Demonstrated capability to engage with families from ethnic minority communities
- Demonstrated capability to engage with families in SIMD 1 postcodes (most deprived areas)
- Integrated approach working with NHSGGC systems and partners
- Focus on reducing inequalities in infant feeding outcomes
- Understanding of local and national infant feeding data and trends
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Deliver 15 weekly breastfeeding and infant feeding support groups
- Identify and deliver services in agreed communities across the NHSGGC area
- Actively engage and reach younger parents through tailored support
- Develop culturally appropriate services for ethnic minority families
- Provide accessible services to families living in SIMD 1 postcodes (most disadvantaged)
- Work in partnership with NHSGGC staff and existing services
- Respond to local community needs through integrated delivery model
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a 'market engagement' notice, not yet a formal tender — the NHS is exploring what's available before committing. You're being asked for information about your capability, not submitting a full bid yet. More detailed tender documents will follow.
- 2SIMD 1 postcodes are the most deprived 20% in Scotland by multiple measures (income, employment, health, education, crime). This is a key focus area for the service — understand which postcodes in the NHSGGC area fall into this band.
- 3The 'inequalities' focus is crucial. The NHS wants proof you can reach and support the hardest-to-reach families. Generic 'we run support groups' won't work — show experience engaging younger parents, minority communities, and deprived areas specifically.
- 4This notice talks about 'market feedback' — the NHS may not award a contract immediately. They may use your response to redesign the service, commission it differently, or build a partnership model. Be clear about what you can genuinely deliver.
- 5Look for the formal tender documents (Request for Proposal or RFP) which will specify: exact locations, session times, required qualifications for facilitators, reporting/data requirements, contract value, and duration.
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you're a small charity or community organisation without experience across all 15 locations, consider a consortium bid with other local providers. The NHS values integrated working — partnering with groups already trusted in specific communities strengthens your bid.
- Emphasise your connections to the target communities. Evidence of existing relationships with younger parent networks, ethnic minority community groups, or local deprived area organisations will differentiate you. Case studies showing how you've removed barriers to access (childcare, language, timing, location) are powerful.
- Social value is critical in NHS procurement — articulate how this contract creates local employment, trains peer supporters from target communities, or builds community capacity. Many NHS contracts score 20-30% on social value, not just cost.
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
SAMH
1 contract wonlatest 29 Jun 2026 - 2
Murray's Initiative
1 contract wonlatest 29 Jun 2026 - 3
Early Years Scotland
1 contract wonlatest 16 Jun 2026
SAMH is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeKey Dates
Published
12 June 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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