NHSGGC Provision of Breastfeeding Support Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a provider to deliver community-based breastfeeding peer support services across Glasgow, helping families access practical, social and emotional support from people with relevant lived experience.

The service will complement existing NHS clinical and professional support, working alongside maternity, neonatal, health visiting and other relevant services to provide an integrated breastfeeding support offer.

The successful provider will build on the existing community peer support model, including breastfeeding support groups, volunteer recruitment and training, and targeted engagement with communities experiencing inequalities.

The service will also contribute to the Scottish Government’s Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Strategic Framework, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Infant Feeding Policy and the sustainability of UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards.

Service Requirements

The successful provider will deliver accessible, high-quality and evidence-informed breastfeeding peer support, with key requirements including:

• Breastfeeding Peer Support: Providing practical, social and emotional support from trained people with relevant lived experience, complementing NHS services.
• Breastfeeding Support Groups: Delivering community-based breastfeeding and infant-feeding groups to help families access ongoing support.
• Volunteer Recruitment and Training: Recruiting and training peer volunteers to support the delivery and development of the service.
• Targeted Community Engagement: Reaching communities experiencing inequalities to improve access to breastfeeding support.
• Partnership Working: Collaborating with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Health and Social Care Partnerships, maternity and neonatal services, health visiting teams, the Family Nurse Partnership and other relevant organisations.
• Supporting Families’ Feeding Goals: Helping families make informed infant-feeding decisions, establish breastfeeding, overcome common challenges and build confidence.
• Family-Centred Support: Providing a non-judgemental approach that recognises individual circumstances and supports families to continue breastfeeding for as long as they wish.

The service will operate across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The contract is not divided into separate lots.

Contract Information

• Buyer: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Contract Value: £165,000 excluding VAT
• Initial Contract Duration: 24 months
• Extension Options: One further period of 12 months
• Maximum Contract Duration: 36 months
• Tender Submission Deadline: 10 December 2026, 1:00pm
• Enquiry Deadline: Not disclosed
• Contract Start Date: Not disclosed
• Contract End Date: Not disclosed
• Location: Glasgow City
• Procurement Procedure: Open procedure
• Contract Type: Services
• Number of Lots: One (not divided into lots)
• Tender Reference: GGC1114
• Notice Reference: 2026/S 000-106687

Tender Portal and Documents: Public Contracts Scotland – Procurement Opportunity

Tender Notice: Find a Tender

Supplier Requirements

The notice identifies the important role that third-sector organisations can play in providing breastfeeding peer support through lived experience and community engagement.

Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to deliver an accessible, evidence-informed service and work collaboratively with NHS and other relevant partners.

Community benefits form part of the requirement. Bidders must outline the community benefits they propose to develop and deliver as part of the contract, providing sufficient supporting evidence. This may include relevant procedures, staff responsibilities, previous experience and management information.

Specific professional qualifications, accreditations and financial selection requirements are Not disclosed in the published notice.

Further details of the participation and submission requirements are available through the Public Contracts Scotland tender documentation.

Evaluation Criteria

The individual award criteria and their weightings are Not disclosed in the published notice.

The notice confirms that community benefits form part of the requirement, with bidders expected to provide evidence of their proposed approach. Further details of the evaluation process are available in the procurement documentation.

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity may be of interest to charities, third-sector organisations, community health providers and specialist breastfeeding support organisations with experience delivering peer-led services.

The requirement for trained volunteers, community-based support groups and targeted engagement with communities experiencing inequalities means providers will need the ability to combine lived-experience support with effective partnership working across NHS and local services.

With an estimated contract value of £165,000 excluding VAT over an initial two-year period, plus a potential 12-month extension, the opportunity may suit established community organisations and specialist providers looking to deliver or expand breastfeeding support services.

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