Tender

SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

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27 Oct 2025 at 16:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council has initiated a public procurement process seeking proposals for a pilot programme titled "SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention". The procurement is within the health and social work industry category and is located in the Maidstone area of the United Kingdom. The process is currently in the tender stage with relevant deadlines, including an enquiry period ending on 12th November 2025, and a tender submission deadline on 21st November 2025. This open competition aims to contract services with a gross value of £87,884, compliant with the UKPGA 2023/54 legal basis.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social services, particularly those capable of providing non-clinical interventions for parent-infant bonding. Organisations with expertise in delivering creative group sessions, facilitated discussions, and one-to-one support can leverage this opportunity. Given the universal nature of the programme aimed at families with infants up to two years old, businesses that can innovate in early child development and parental support stand to benefit and potentially become the preferred supplier by offering competitive pricing and meeting the quality criteria. This opportunity is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations interested in expanding their footprint in public sector child and family services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention

Notice 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d480
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068678-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£87,884 Under £100K
Lots Value
£87,884 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Nov 20254 days to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Gemma Whitlock
Contact Email
gemma.whitlock@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
03000 416375

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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