(i) The Deputy Director of Adults and Health approved the contract
variation under Contracts Procedure Rules 21.7 to Health for All
for the Breastfeeding Peer Support Service for additional funding
of £12,635 for 6 months and to Women's Health Matters for the
(YUMS) Can't Wait Strategy - Breastfeeding Service for additional
funding of £6,770 for 6 months. This is at a cost of
£19,405 for the period of 6 months to commence from 1st April
2021.
(ii) Authority was given to enter in to a competitive tender
process to procure a new ‘Breast Feeding Peer Support’
service for a period of 2.5 years (with an option to extend for a
period of up to 36 months in any combination) with a maximum budget
of £38,810 pa (£213,455 for the overall contract
period).
(iii) Note that a further report to approve the contract award will
be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement
process.