Postnatal Contraception Training

Durham County Council
North East
Direct award
6 January 2026 to 31 October 2027

Delivery of postnatal contraception training for practitioners, focusing on perinatal sexual health and informed advice. The programme utilizes an ambassador model to enable trained professionals to cascade knowledge to wider teams, including the provision of practical resources for ongoing awareness-raising and peer collaboration within family care settings.

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Awarded value: £100k; As published
Published: 5 January 2026
Awarded: 5 January 2026; Institute of Health Visiting
Contract length: 22 months; Ends 31 October 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of specialist sexual and reproductive health training programmes for healthcare practitioners using a train-the-trainer ambassador model.

Deliver postnatal contraception training for practitioners in County Durham.
Enhance practitioners' understanding of sexual and reproductive health throughout the perinatal period.
Equip practitioners with skills to provide informed contraception advice as part of family care.
Increase practitioners' confidence in discussing contraception.
Foster peer learning and collaboration.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 22 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 46 months
Contract dates: 6 January 2026 to 31 October 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80000000

Services in this contract

Public health and health improvement trainingMain service£51k typicalPostnatal contraception advice training for practitioners with train-the-trainer ambassadors

Lifecycle

Published
5 January 2026
Contract awardedto Institute of Health Visiting
5 January 2026
Contract starts
6 January 2026
Contract ends
31 October 2027

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Durham County Council

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Institute of Health Visiting

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/341905/postnatal-contraception-training
Buyer reference: 2438
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ff33
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Durham County Council. Postnatal Contraception Training. Contract award, 5 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/341905/postnatal-contraception-training (accessed 5 November 2026).