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Coming up· published 18 Jul 2025

SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)

Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East

Kent County Council is planning SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 07:11

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

Kent County Council is planning SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £2,400,000.

Find a Tender published it on 18 July 2025. The notice number is 041147-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0561c7.

Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is in the planning stage of procuring the "SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)" in the community health services category. This upcoming tender, anticipated to launch on 25 July 2025, will run until 29 September 2025. The procurement involves services under a planned 30-month contract, with a potential extension of 24 months, and is valued at £2.4 million, including a six-month mobilisation fee.

The initiative aims to begin mobilisation in November 2025, with a service commencement date set for May 2026. The project location is in the UKJ4 region, centered around Maidstone, United Kingdom.

The notice in full

Prior Information Notice Parent Infant Relationship Mental Health Service (PIMHS). This is not a call for competition. Kent County Council (KCC) are anticipating procuring a Parent-Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS) with the tender anticipated to launch on 25 July 2025 and running until 29th September 2025.

Kent County Council does not guarantee these dates. KCC propose to begin mobilisation of the Service from November 2025, with a Service Commencement date of May 2026. The financial envelope for the Service is expected to be PS2.4m (includes 6 months mobilisation fee) for the whole contract value inc extensions.

The Service Contract is expected to be for 30 months, with a possible extension of 24 months. The opportunity that launches will seek an organisation that can provide and manage a Multidisciplinary team of Clinical psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Specialist Parent-Infant Mental Health Practitioners, Psychotherapists and mixed providers with clinical expertise who can bring a range of skills to help deliver this proposed new and ground breaking service for Kent.

This proposed service for Kent will engage families, embedding support and helping them to form healthy relationships with their infant. Please refer to attached specification for more information.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£2,400,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
041147-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561c7
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Kent County Council is based in Maidstone. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Maidstone
Town
Rochester
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Electoral ward
Penenden Heath
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Delivery area
Kent
Region
South East
Sub-region
Mid Kent
Area
Kent
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Kent County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Mr Matt Wellard
Phone
+44 3000413221
Address
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Call +44 3000413221
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)

When will the SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS) tender open?

Kent County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS) contract worth?

The estimated value is £2,400,000.

Who is the buyer for SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)?

Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is Mr Matt Wellard, on +44 3000413221.

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