Kent County Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
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| Title: | SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | Kent County Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Below threshold - Open competition |
| Short Description: | KCC is seeking a suitable organisation to propose and deliver a programme of non-clinical Level 1 Universal Parent Infant Relationship Interventions, to test and pilot new ideas. Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship Intervention will comprise of the following elements. •Creative group sessions – Interactive for parents/families with their baby/Infant •Facilitated group discussion – to include peer and mutual support •One to One support and feedback to parents. The purpose of this parent infant relationship intervention is to help parents to deepen the bond with their baby/Infant. Finding a range of ways for parents to have two-way communication with their baby to help with their relationship and to help baby/infant development. The programme will support parents to learn coping mechanisms and tools to cope with the demands of being a new parent to develop insights and techniques to help them understand their baby/infant's development. This universal intervention aims to help prevent impaired bonding with a baby, promote positive parent and infant mental health and wellbeing and facilitate a stronger parent and infant bonding experience. The pilot is aimed at families that have a baby/infant up to the age of two. As part of this KCC would like to see creative group sessions that offer early support for those families with a newborn/infant up to 6 months. Families are defined as mums, dads, new parents, co parents, partners and carers which include family members who play a vital role in supporting parent infant relationships and the family's mental health. |
| Published: | 27/10/2025 15:04 |
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Scope
Description: KCC is seeking a suitable organisation to propose and deliver a programme of non-clinical Level 1 Universal Parent Infant Relationship Interventions, to test and pilot new ideas.
Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship Intervention will comprise of the following elements.
•Creative group sessions – Interactive for parents/families with their baby/Infant
•Facilitated group discussion – to include peer and mutual support
•One to One support and feedback to parents.
The purpose of this parent infant relationship intervention is to help parents to deepen the bond with their baby/Infant. Finding a range of ways for parents to have two-way communication with their baby to help with their relationship and to help baby/infant development.
The programme will support parents to learn coping mechanisms and tools to cope with the demands of being a new parent to develop insights and techniques to help them understand their baby/infant's development. This universal intervention aims to help prevent impaired bonding with a baby, promote positive parent and infant mental health and wellbeing and facilitate a stronger parent and infant bonding experience.
The pilot is aimed at families that have a baby/infant up to the age of two. As part of this KCC would like to see creative group sessions that offer early support for those families with a newborn/infant up to 6 months.
Families are defined as mums, dads, new parents, co parents, partners and carers which include family members who play a vital role in supporting parent infant relationships and the family's mental health.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Health-and-social-work-services./PU5FX3VJ86
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/PU5FX3VJ86
Total value (estimated):
GBP 87,884 excluding VAT GBP 87,884 including VAT
Description
Contract dates (estimated)
02/01/2026 to 31/03/2026
CPV Classifications:
85000000 - Health and social work services. 85100000 - Health services. 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services. 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
UKJ4 Kent
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting:
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 12/11/2025 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 21/11/2025 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
An electronic auction will be used: No
Procedure
Procedure type: Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Kent County Council, PLDL-8938-YGYW
Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Tel. 03000 416375, Email: gemma.whitlock@kent.gov.uk
Contact: Gemma Whitlock
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None