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    ContractsSafe Sleep Consultancy and Support for Early Years Settings
    Awarded contract

    Safe Sleep Consultancy and Support for Early Years Settings

    Awarded
    £29.5k
    Published 6 Oct 2026

    Develop and deliver evidence-based safer sleep practices and training for early years childcare settings across the region.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 6 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £29.5k
    Published 6 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £29,500
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • LT
      THE LULLABY TRUST LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    6 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks a consultancy provider to develop and implement a consistent, evidence-based safer sleep approach across early years settings. The project aims to establish standardized practices and guidance for safe sleep environments and procedures in childcare facilities. The successful provider will create training materials, deliver staff education, and provide ongoing support to ensure all early years settings adopt recommended safer sleep practices that reduce risks and improve child wellbeing. This may include developing policy frameworks, conducting assessments of current practices, and establishing quality assurance mechanisms.

    Track record

    13 awards · 12 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07818b

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