This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 20th September 2026 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Hackney Council previously commissioned the Specialist Infant Feeding Mobile (Homebased & Children Centre) Clinics Service. Led by specialist midwives, this service delivers targeted assessments and interventions for infants experiencing complex feeding difficulties, with a primary focus on the early neonatal period (0–10 days of a babies life). The service achieves key outcomes, including safeguarding early feeding by protecting breastfeeding establishment and reducing maternal pain, as well as improving long-term rates by preventing avoidable supplementation and supporting higher breastfeeding continuation at six to eight weeks.