--- title: "SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d480" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d480" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d480.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d480.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-27" --- # SN250527 - RFQ - Pilot Level 1 Parent Infant Relationship (PIR) Intervention Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d480 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d480) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d480.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068678-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £87,884 | | Lots value | £87,884 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2025 at 16:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068678-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068678-2025 27th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/PU5FX3VJ86 - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Health-and-social-work-services./PU5FX3VJ86 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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