Decision details

This report requests approval from the Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing to award the contract for the delivery of Infant Feeding Peer Support Service from 1st October 2017 to 30th September 2019.
Approval was given on 21st December 2016 to collaboratively commission an infant feeding peer support service with Tameside MBC, with Tameside MBC acting as the lead commissioner and to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing to authorise the award of the contract on the part of Oldham Borough Council to the most economically advantageous tenderer.

RESOLVED - That:
approval is given for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council to award the contract for delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support Service to Homestart Oldham, Stockport and Tameside for the period 1st October 2017 to 30th September 2019.

Option 1 - Give approval for Tameside MBC to award the contract for the delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support Service to Home-Start Oldham, Stockport and Tameside for the period 1st October 2017 to 30th September 2019 to deliver the requirements within the set funding envelope.
Option 2 - Decide not to fund delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support Service

Option 2 - Decide not to fund delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support Service

The design of the service has arisen following a period of review and consultation with local parents undertaken through Action Together, and small area analysis of local data so as to target the intervention to the most appropriate population group.