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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Healthy Start Vitamins

Birmingham City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:54.

Opportunity overview

Healthy Start is a mandatory Government initiative designed to improve the health of low-income pregnant women and families through the provision of free healthy food, milk, and vitamins. Eligibility extends to women who are at least ten weeks pregnant and families with children under four years of age in receipt of certain benefits or tax credits. This award relates only to the vitamin component of the Healthy Start programme.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

NHS Supply Chain

Matched by number
Published award value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 10881715
Location
Derbyshire, UKF13, DE55 4QJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P3450
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
A direct award to NHS Supply Chain is justified under Section 41(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as a Direct Award in Special Cases. This approach is necessary due to the absence of viable competition for technical reasons and the lack of reasonable alternatives. NHS Supply Chain is the sole provider capable of meeting the statutory and policy requirements of the Healthy Start programme. Awarding directly ensures compliance with legal obligations, supports the delivery of essential public health services, and aligns with wider Council policy objectives.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Name
Birmingham City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10881715
Name
NHS Supply Chain

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF13
Country
GB
Locality
Derbyshire
Postal Code
DE55 4QJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
West Way, Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Alfreton

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
10881715
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33616000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vitamins

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
540,000

Renewal

Description
Extension is subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080644-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 14:17

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10881715
Name
NHS Supply Chain

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2029, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05f0dc-2025-12-08T14:17:23ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·