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title: "Parent Infant Psychotherapy to families in East Sussex"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f216"
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# Parent Infant Psychotherapy to families in East Sussex

Buyer: East Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f216

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## Summary

East Sussex County Council has commissioned specialist parent-infant psychotherapy services for families in East Sussex. The service supports parents and babies, usually from birth to 24 months, with the aim of strengthening emotional bonds and building secure attachments. This is a therapeutic healthcare service, classified under miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000). Delivery is in East Sussex. The council is the public authority responsible for buying the service. The requirement is focused on parent-infant psychotherapy rather than general counselling, family support or wider children’s services, so it is most relevant to providers with a dedicated clinical offer for infants and their parents and the ability to deliver locally in East Sussex.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. East Sussex County Council used the Provider Selection Regime and a Direct Award Process A, described as a below-threshold procurement without competition. Brighton PIP Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with provision for a further period or periods of up to one year. Its gross value is £245,820. The award is for services delivered in East Sussex. The recorded route was a direct award, so this outcome was not based on competing tenders.

This procurement demonstrates established public-sector demand for a focused parent-infant psychotherapy service in East Sussex. A credible future competitor would need practitioners able to work therapeutically with parents and babies, normally in the first two years of life, and to address emotional bonding and secure attachment. Providers should be able to demonstrate a clear clinical model, suitable experience with infants and families, and the organisational capacity to deliver a sustained local service for a county council. The awarded supplier is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that organisations with a substantial community-service infrastructure and relevant specialist expertise may be well placed for this type of requirement when it returns to the market.

## Notice

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has awarded a contract for Parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP). This is a specialised therapeutic approach for parents and babies (usually aged 0-24 months) aimed at strengthening emotional bonds and building secure attachments. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice following a Direct Award Process A.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083825-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £245,820 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Sussex County Council |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 1UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BrightonPIP LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083825-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083825-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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