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

Kent County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Kent County Council

Buyer Address: Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Gemma Whitlock

Contact Email: gemma.whitlock@kent.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 03000 416375

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
87884.0 GBP
Gross: 87884.0 GBP
Published
27 Oct 2025, 16:05
Deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068678-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 87,884.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 87,884.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 1

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Criterion 2

Documents

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