Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb7-cc76-706e-8a64-ffccea3abc13/sc230074-design-and-pilot-of-antenatal-and-postnatal-offer-for-men awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # SC230074 Design and Pilot of Antenatal and Postnatal offer for Men [Kent County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) Estimated value £49,700 Published 10 May 2023 Deadline Closed 24 May 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Kent County Council is looking for a suitable organisation to carry out engagement co creation and piloting activities to inform development of a model of support for expectant and new dads or partners. This project is part of wider planned activities to support expectant or new mums and families in relation to perinatal mental health and parent infant relationships. This project however will specifically focus on developing a model of support for dads or partners who identify as male.\\r \\r The requirement will include\\r \\r - Engagement activities to identify the key concerns of expectant and new dads or partners and what kinds of support they would find useful including content delivery method frequency etc. This will include capturing views from expectant fathers and new fathers as well as key workforce groups including Health Visitors and maternity staff. The provider will produce an interim report with recommendations for agreement with KCC prior to commencement of points 2 and 3 below.\\r \\r - Co creating an antenatal and or postnatal support offer for new dads or partners that responds to the findings from the engagement activity above. This will involve working with new and expectant dads or partners as well as health visitors and maternity colleagues and other partners. Involvement should be continued with those who have contributed to engagement activities wherever possible.\\r \\r - Scoping and conducting a small pilot of an antenatal and or postnatal support offer for new dads or partners based on the learning from points 1 and 2. These must be agreed in advance with KCC. The findings of this will need to be detailed in a learning report at the end of the project with recommendations for agreement with KCC. \\r \\r We would like to ensure the diversity of participants and to identify and engage new dads and partners across Kent with particular focus on the target groups below whose voices may be less often heard\\r \\r - Non biological dads or partners\\r - Foster dads or partners\\r - Adoptive dads or partners. \\r - Young men \\r - Dads or partners from different ethnic minorities.\\r - Dads or partners living in deprived areas or in debt or unemployed.\\r - Dads or partners with existing mental health difficulties\\r - Dads or partners in relationship with mother who has mental health difficulties. \\r \\r It is our intention to award the contract for a period of approximately 10 months to begin in early June 2023 and end on 31st March 2024.\\r \\r The procurement process is being run as a Request for Quotation process and full details are set out in the Request for Quotation document. Please visit [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) for full details. Tenderers are asked to return their responses as detailed in this document by 12.00 midday on Wednesday 24th May 2023. \\r \\r All clarification questions must be submitted by 12.00 midday on Wednesday 17th May 2023.\\r Read full description ## CPV classification Health services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/547719d2-8a58-4982-a541-581b92fed0a9) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Kent County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Social work services with accommodation – PROVINCIA DI IMPERIA per conto di PREFETTURA DI IMPERIA -Gara europea a procedura aperta per la conclusione di un accordo quadro per affidamento dei servizi di gestione di centri di accoglienza costituiti da SINGOLE UNITA' ABITATIVE con capienza massima di 50 posti. · Prefettura di Imperia · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-75de-70f5-9f0a-bdfc0ba520b7/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-provincia-di-imperia-per-conto) [Medical practice services – Usługi medyczne obejmujące profilaktyczne badania lekarskie (wstępne, okresowe, kontrolne, dodatkowe, sanitarno-epidemiologiczne, badania diagnostyczne, laboratoryjne, konsultacje specjalistyczne) żołnierzy i pracowników jednostek i instytucji z rejonu odpowiedzialności 24 WOG w Giżycku z podziałem na 4 zadania w 2027r. · 24 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b) [Services provided by nurses – servizio ausiliariato · I.N.M.I. Lazzaro Spallanzani · 26 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6516-7347-a350-180d3a55908e/italy-services-provided-by-nurses-servizio-ausiliariato) [Social services – Prestations d’insertion sociale et professionnelle par l’emploi de personnes rencontrant des difficultés d’accès ou de maintien dans l’emploi. · Mairie de Suresnes · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63f0-7244-b886-26f1f32ff13b/france-social-services-prestations-dinsertion-sociale-et-professionnelle-pa) [Welfare services for children and young people – Einrichtung, Organisation und Betrieb einer Ganztagsferienbetreuung · Landkreis Diepholz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b3c-72d6-bf80-e1ddde45aeec/germany-welfare-services-for-children-and-young-people-einrichtung-organisa) [Social work and related services – Concesión servicio gestión residencia tercera edad · Ayuntamiento de Caparroso · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-896a-71b6-bdd0-bbc0602642c8/spain-social-work-and-related-services-concesion-servicio-gestion-residencia)