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07 Jan 2026 at 10:39

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17 Nov 2025 at 08:13

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20 Oct 2025 at 11:16

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29 Apr 2025 at 08:20

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30 Jan 2024 at 15:19

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10 Oct 2023 at 09:36

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31 May 2023 at 11:20

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31 May 2023 at 11:18

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31 May 2023 at 08:59

Award

21 Jan 2022 at 22:45

Award

11 Jan 2022 at 22:55

Tender

11 Aug 2021 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has issued a Corrigendum notice concerning the Adoption Support Fund Extension for April to June 2026. This procurement process involves extending an existing contract aimed at providing community, social, and personal services, with a specific focus on therapy services for children under special guardianship and adoption orders. The procurement is currently in the tender update stage, with the Crown Commercial Service Fund Administration and Disbursement Services launching a procurement exercise imminently. Key locations involved are within the UK, and the overall contract, including this extension, is valued at £12,410,925.89. Interested parties can join the DPS to access the competition.

This tender presents various opportunities for businesses specializing in community and social services, especially those focused on therapy provision. Companies with expertise in fund management, therapy services, or consultancy in similar domains may find this opportunity advantageous for expansion and increased market engagement. The procurement method involves a selective process via the DPS, enhancing competitive opportunities for businesses that comply with the qualification criteria and regulatory requirements, particularly those not yet part of the existing DPS can apply to join to compete effectively.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Adoption Support Fund Extension April - June 2026

Notice Description

This is a Corrigendum notice for the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund to extend the current contract. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) has been delivered by Mott Macdonald since April 2022 to enable payment to Local Authorities for therapy services. The original ITT (itt_844 - Adoption Support Fund) for this contract set out the full service. This contract has been extended between April 2024 - March 2026 as set out in the initial procurement. To ensure continuity in the approval and payment of therapy applications, we are now extending this contract for a further 3 months while a procurement exercise is being finalised in line with Regulation 72(1)(b) guidance. The procurement exercise will be launched imminently from the Crown Commercial Service Fund Administration and Disbursement Services DPS RM6322. Market Engagement has been completed on this service (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056398-2025), and interested parties can apply onto the DPS if not already members to gain access to the competition. The value of this extension is PS787,907.56. This brings the total value of this contract, plus previous extensions and variations, to PS12,410,925.89.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Adoption Support Fund aims to increase the number of adoptive and special guardianship order children who receive the therapeutic services they have been assessed as needing in order to recover from their early childhood experiences and ultimately to improve their short and long term outcomes.

Renewal: 1 year optional extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d3b4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000950-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,829,025 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20267 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Kinship

Mott Macdonald Limited

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