Planning

Birth Family Support and Counselling Service in Adoption, Regional Origins Tracing Service and Advice, Support and Signposting Service for Adults in Adoption

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE GROUP [SPPG] OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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Planning

04 May 2022 at 20:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service, acting on behalf of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group of the Department of Health, is in the planning stage for a tender titled "Birth Family Support and Counselling Service in Adoption, Regional Origins Tracing Service and Advice, Support and Signposting Service for Adults in Adoption." This tender falls under the health and social work services category and is intended for locations within the UK. Interested providers should express their interest by 19 May 2022, ahead of the tender's formal announcement, which is expected in the coming months. This process adheres to the Public Contract Regulations (PCR 2015) Light Touch Regime.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in social work, guidance, and counselling services, particularly those with Registered Adoption Agency credentials. Companies focused on birth family support and counselling, as well as services aiding in tracing and advice for adults in adoption scenarios, would be ideally positioned to compete for this tender. The successful provider will play a critical role in delivering essential services to support families affected by adoption in the region.

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Notice Title

Birth Family Support and Counselling Service in Adoption, Regional Origins Tracing Service and Advice, Support and Signposting Service for Adults in Adoption

Notice Description

Birth Family Support and Counselling Service in Adoption, Regional Origins Tracing Service and Advice, Support and Signposting Service for Adults in Adoption.

Lot Information

Lot 1

HSC wish to inform the market that they are planning to procure the provision of a Birth Family Support and Counselling Service in Adoption, Regional Origins Tracing Service and Advice, Support and Signposting Service for Adults in Adoption. * Independent Birth Family Support and Counselling Service - this service is for birth parents and other birth family members including children, where a child has been adopted. * Regional Tracing Origins Service for adult adoptees and birth families in Adoption - this service traces birth parents and adoptees on referral from a Registered Adoption Agency in Northern Ireland. * Advice, Support and Signposting Service for adults seeking information about their past or for tracing in adoption - this service signposts those searching for information in relation to birth relatives or adopted adults to the appropriate organisation. It will be a requirement of the tender that the Provider (or Lead Agency) is a Registered Adoption Agency by the start date of the new contract. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services in advance of any formal tender process. To make an expression of interest please email PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net by 19 May 2022 providing the following information: -- organisation name; brief description of services you provide; and web address if applicable. Note - a PIN was previously published on 7 June 2021 in respect of this service - Publication reference: 2021/S 000-012691. Any organisation that expressed interest in this first PIN need not express interest again since all who have responded to either PIN will be automatically included in any future correspondence. The tender is still in preparation and tender details have not yet been finalised and are subject to change. Full tender details will be included in the suite of tender documents which will be available for download when the tender is advertised. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been published in the Find a Tender Service (FTS) via the Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) eTendersNI procurement portal: https://eTendersni.gov.uk/. Any tender opportunity will also be advertised using this same procurement portal - eTendersNI. Tenderers must be registered on eTendersNI and have selected the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code 85000000 (Health and social work services), 85300000 (Social work and related services) and 85312300 (Guidance and counselling services). The tender is likely to be advertised in the coming month(s). It is your responsibility to find this or any tender opportunity when it is advertised, please check the portal regularly for tender opportunities. Note: This is not a call for tender. This PIN is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any procurement exercise. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. Note: The Public Contract Regulations (PCR 2015) Light Touch Regime (LTR) (Regulation 74- 77) applies to this service

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0333e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011587-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE GROUP [SPPG] OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
palssocialcare.sourcing@hscni.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ARMAGH
Postcode
BT61 7PR
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Electoral Ward
Cathedral
Westminster Constituency
Newry and Armagh

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