Award

Adoption Support

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2025 at 11:52

Award

25 Jul 2025 at 07:23

Tender

03 Apr 2025 at 08:35

Planning

02 Apr 2025 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council, a sub-central government public authority in the United Kingdom, has successfully completed the procurement process titled "Adoption Support". This contract involves providing therapeutic counselling services for adopted individuals, adoptive parents, and birth parents, including supportive information on adoption processes. The services are to be delivered within the Norfolk region, specifically in areas coded UKH15, UKH16, and UKH17. The procurement process went through an open competition method below the threshold with a light-touch regime, culminating in an award on 25th July 2025 with the contract running from 5th August 2025 to 4th August 2026 and potentially extendable by a year.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the health and social work services sector. The project required the engagement of an experienced provider with the ability to supply trained staff aware of the distinct needs of various service users, making it ideal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) focusing on counselling or therapeutic services. The involvement of ADOPTIONPLUS, a UK-based SME, as the supplier, highlights the competitive opportunities available for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in public sector service provisions. Companies capable of meeting the rigorous service delivery and workforce criteria set by Norfolk County Council would find such procurement processes as promising avenues for growth.

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Notice Title

Adoption Support

Notice Description

Norfolk County Council (NCC) has awarded a supplier to provide a therapeutic counselling service to those who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. In addition, the service will need to provide information and support around understanding the processes for adoption including signposting to other services. For a minimum of 36 service users who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. Each session being 1 hour.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract may be extended by up to 12 months at the Council's discretion

Planning Information

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for these contracts. The purpose of this PMEN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice. We are publishing this notice to share engagement outputs and to ensure as wider audience as possible are aware and informed of Norfolk County Council's intentions. Market engagement has taken place. The engagement was advertised under a prior information notice (PIN) published under the Public Contract 2015 regulations 2025/S 000-004109.This engagement was carried out by commissioners. The opportunity was advertised via PINs under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Market engagement for adoption support was held on 21st February 2025 via Teams webinar. We used the engagement to discuss our requirements, the tender process we are proposing and expectations of all parties. Information provided at the engagement in the form of slides and notes are available to be viewed via the clarification tab. These documents can be viewed by registering on the Norfolk County Council in-tend portal, expressing an interest in this tender. A tender notice will be published to advertise this opportunity . This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement and gain access to documents when they are available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` in this tender. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046101-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£74,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£74,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£36,547 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£36,547 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
4 Aug 2025 - 4 Aug 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADOPTIONPLUS

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