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Independent Adoption & Special Guardianship Order Support Services

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Oct 2018 at 13:45

Award Notice
Tender

11 Jun 2018 at 10:13

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Independent Adoption & Special Guardianship Order Support Services, which will serve individuals in the Kent area. This procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract set to commence on 1st October 2018, lasting for three years with an option to extend for an additional two years. The tender was published on 11th June 2018, and applications were due by 9th July 2018. The estimated value of the contract is £1,881,375, falling under the health and social work services industry category. All services must be delivered by an Adoption Support Agency registered with Ofsted.

This tender presents excellent opportunities for businesses involved in social services, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Providers offering counselling, support services to birth parents, intermediary services for adoptees, and those experienced with child welfare and adoption processes would be particularly well-suited to compete. This contract will enable successful bidders to engage in meaningful work, positively impacting the adoption community while fostering business growth in the social services sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Independent Adoption & Special Guardianship Order Support Services

Notice Description

Kent County Council is seeking to commission a county-wide service regarding Independent Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Services. The services will be available to those living within the Kent County Council geographical area, or where adoption has taken place through Kent County Council. The service will consist of four distinct elements:- Service A: An Independent Support Service to Birth Parents. This service provides a support and counselling service to birth parents prior to an adoption taking place, where a child is (or children are) in care and looked after by Kent County Council, and for whom adoption has been identified as the plan. Service B: An Access to Birth Records and Intermediary Services for Adult Adoptees This service assists adopted persons, either adopted through Kent County Council or who are resident in Kent, and who are aged 18 years or over, to obtain information in relation to their adoption, and to facilitate contact between such persons and their adult birth relatives. Service C: Access to Information and Intermediary Services for Birth Relatives and those in Prescribed Relationship This service provides access to non-identifying information regarding the adoption and advice and support to birth relatives and those with a prescribed relationship aged 18 years and over; including access to intermediary services when the adoptee has reached age 18 years or over. Service D: Contact Services This service provides contact services, direct and indirect, for children under the age of 18 years who have been adopted, or who are the subject of a Special Guardianship Order and who may have contact with their birth relatives. Kent County Council is seeking to award one contract covering all the above under this tender process. It is the Council's intention to award the contract for a period of three years with the potential to extend for a further two years. The contract will commence on 1st October 2018. Please note that these services can only be delivered by an Adoption Support Agency registered with Ofsted. Further details on service delivery are contained in the Invitation to Tender. Applications must be submitted via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-407228f0-072e-42df-8b51-787aa06545e7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cb2b92c-b95d-4421-b40e-ebf13859890d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,881,375 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,881,375 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Oct 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20187 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2023 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARNARDO'S

Further Information

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