Parent Infant Mental Health Service - Prior Information Notice

Concepts

• community health
• maidstone
• severe parent infant relationships difficulties
• new parents
• parents
• infants
• parent-child relationship problems
• parent infant mental health service - prior information notice
• infant mental health service - prior information notice
• a parent infant mental health service

Location

Maidstone

Description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential providers to an opportunity Kent County Council intends to advertise for delivery of a Parent Infant Mental Health service.

Total Quantity or Scope

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential providers to an opportunity Kent County Council intends to advertise within the next few months. Kent County Council is seeking to procure a service for birthing women, expectant dads and partners, new parents and primary caregivers, (including parents, foster carers, grandparents, or others who may be in this role) with infants up to the age of two, with moderate to severe need with some risk factors with disorganized/ insecure attachment. The services are for people who live in Kent County Councils geographical boundaries. The development, delivery and monitoring of evidence-based service/intervention[s] will support the needs of families with moderate to severe parent infant relationships difficulties in Kent. The service will support: - • families who have parent-child relationship problems with disorganised attachment and insecure attachment • families who have additional support needs • the existing Family Hub workforce in Kent to strengthen knowledge and pathways It is envisaged there will be a single provider identified to deliver the service across the whole of Kent, with the annual value totalling approximately £400k per year, over 4.5 years.

CPV Codes

• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators