Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Matt Wellard
Telephone
+44 3000413221
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)
Reference number
DN732332
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement arranged under under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Route 3 Competitive Process.
As part of a multilevel approach to support, intervention and services, the overall aims of a multi-disciplinary parent-infant mental health service are to:
• support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their baby or young child to:
• rectify and strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing moderate-severe difficulties.
• support colleagues in a range of universal and targeted services to promote and
strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing mild-moderate difficulties
• work with a range of multi-agency colleagues to promote healthy development of parent-infant relationship difficulties.
• provide parent-infant relationship expertise across the system.
The overall objectives of the service are to:
• Undertake clinical specialist assessment for families with moderate to severe difficulties.
• Deliver specialist therapeutic evidenced based interventions for those assessed
which directly address and rectify and strengthen parent and infant relationships.
• Provide group and individual therapeutic interventions to parents/carers and
their babies from conception to a child’s second birthday.
• Improve the outcomes of parent infant relationships where there are difficulties.
• Provide specialist parent infant mental health case consultation and supervision
for the workforce who are offering a programme of sensitive evidence-based parent infant relationship interventions
• Design and deliver relevant workforce development and training to build capacity across the system.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,022,880
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement arranged under under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Route 3 Competitive Process.
As part of a multilevel approach to support, intervention and services, the overall aims of a multi-disciplinary parent-infant mental health service are to:
• support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their baby or young child to:
• rectify and strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing moderate-severe difficulties.
• support colleagues in a range of universal and targeted services to promote and
strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing mild-moderate difficulties
• work with a range of multi-agency colleagues to promote healthy development of parent-infant relationship difficulties.
• provide parent-infant relationship expertise across the system.
The overall objectives of the service are to:
• Undertake clinical specialist assessment for families with moderate to severe difficulties.
• Deliver specialist therapeutic evidenced based interventions for those assessed
which directly address and rectify and strengthen parent and infant relationships.
• Provide group and individual therapeutic interventions to parents/carers and
their babies from conception to a child’s second birthday.
• Improve the outcomes of parent infant relationships where there are difficulties.
• Provide specialist parent infant mental health case consultation and supervision
for the workforce who are offering a programme of sensitive evidence-based parent infant relationship interventions
• Design and deliver relevant workforce development and training to build capacity across the system.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,022,880
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 September 2024
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-018026
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom