PH - Infant Feeding Peer Support & Coordination Services, Lancs - RFQ 6183281

This procurement aims to commission Infant feeding Peer Support Services and Infant Feeding Coordination Services throughout Lancashire. The start date for these contracts will be on or around 1 April 2016 for an initial period of one year with the option to extend the contracts for a further two years by any number of defined increments, provided always that the total duration of the contracts does not exceed three years in total. The existing contracts for these services are due to end on 31st March 2016.

The aims, objectives, and expected outcomes for these services are as per the respective Service Specifications, which are available as separate attachments on the Oracle e-tendering site.

The Infant Feeding Peer Support Services will be tendered in Lots in relation to splitting the service in terms of geographical coverage, although LCC may award on a County-Wide basis (Lot 4) should this option offer better value for money (please refer to Schedule Three – Evaluation Criteria for more information). The Infant Feeding Coordination Services will be comprised of one County-Wide Lot only (Lot 5). The list of Lots in this tender and their respective ceiling values based on available funding is as follows:

Lot 1: Peer Support North Lancashire (Lancaster, Fylde and Wyre) - £101,250 per annum.

Lot 2: Peer Support Central Lancashire (Preston, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire) - £133,000 per annum.

Lot 3: Peer Support East Lancashire (Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley) - £110,750 per annum.

Lot 4: Peer Support County-Wide (Lancaster, Fylde, Wyre, Preston, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley) - £345,000 per annum Lot 5: Coordination County-Wide (Lancaster, Fylde, Wyre, Preston, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley) - £150,000 per annum