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title: "NHS Blackpool Clinical commissioning Group - Parent Infant Relationship Service"
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# NHS Blackpool Clinical commissioning Group - Parent Infant Relationship Service

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fe63

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## Summary

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, located in Stoke-on-Trent, has initiated the tendering process for a pilot project titled "Parent Infant Relationship Service," which aims to support families in developing positive relationships with their unborn babies and young children. This contract, valued at £680,574, will be awarded to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following a 10-day standstill period, which concludes on 20 December 2021. The classification of this procurement falls within health and social work services, with the procurement method being a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on early intervention services, especially those that specialise in mental health support, parenting training, or community health services. Companies with experience in providing comprehensive assessments, evidence-informed practices, and integrated service delivery will find this tender well-suited for competition. The pilot will run for two years and aims to improve parent and infant interactions, making it an ideal opportunity for organisations looking to expand their impact in the health sector.

## Notice

NHS Blackpool CCG wish to commission a pilot for a Specialised Parent Infant Relationship Team to support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their unborn baby, their baby or young child.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Blackpool CCG wishes to commission a pilot for a Specialised Parent Infant Relationship Team to support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their unborn baby, their baby or young child. The pilot will run for two years during which time there will be a focus on the feasibility and acceptability of the service with beneficiaries and referrers/professionals. The aim of the Parent Infant Relationship Team is to improve the quality of parent-infant interactions. The focus of support required will be the parent-infant relationship. It will be an early intervention service that works to support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their unborn baby, their baby or young child. The service will improve the outcomes of the infants and young children by: - * promoting good parent infant relationships and early child development * providing early comprehensive assessment to families * providing evidence informed integrated service * advancing the understanding of parent mental health and parent-infant relationship and * to have a clear understanding of what is available and develop effective pathways * providing training and consultancy to frontline practitioners to enhance recognition and appropriate signposting dyads with relationship difficulties in the early years * working with CAMHS as part of a hybrid model to ensure children aged 2-5 and their families can access support where there are difficulties in the nurturing relationship. Additional information: N/A

### Procurement Information

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTH) currently provides CAMHS, maternity services, health visiting service (Blackpool only), and has perinatal mental health workers within the Primary and Intermediate Mental Health Team. BTH hosts a perinatal MDT where cases are brought for discussion. They have also recently become the provider of Maternal Mental Health Services (MMHS) across Lancashire and South Cumbria (L&SC). The Parent Infant Relationship Service Steering Group are in agreement that the service would be best placed as a hybrid model between CAMHS and the Families Division. This would allow the service to meet the current gap in clinical interventions for the 0-5 element of CAMHS with appropriate referrals identified via maternity, health visiting services and the existing perinatal MDT. The steering group also recommended that the team would sit within an existing organisational structure that provides managerial and clinical supervision with access to community venues to allow parents to benefit from the support of a variety of community assets.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030444-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £680,574 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU |
| Locality | STOKE ON TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 4LX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLD42 Blackpool, TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030444-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
- https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

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