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WCC Adoption Matching Licence

Warwickshire County Council

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24 Sep 2026 at 09:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council has procured an adoption-matching service licence for Adoption Central England (ACE), the regional adoption agency hosted by the council. ACE serves Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry. Its remit includes recruiting and preparing prospective adopters, and matching them with children for whom ACE’s partner local authorities have obtained a placement order through court proceedings. The procurement is for social services supporting this adoption work, with delivery across the five-authority area.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly, without competition, below the applicable threshold. LINK MAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. Its gross value is £126,689. The published contract details give no separate award date or evaluation criteria; the route recorded is a direct award without competition.

For suppliers considering similar future requirements from Warwickshire County Council, this award demonstrates demand for adoption-matching software or services supporting a regional adoption agency’s end-to-end work, from adopter recruitment and preparation through matching with children subject to placement orders. Credible competitors would need to show that their solution can serve the agency and its partner authorities across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry, and support the statutory adoption workflow. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that delivery at this scale was undertaken by an SME. Experience in social care systems, adoption services and secure coordination between local authorities would be relevant to demonstrating fit for this specific requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WCC Adoption Matching Licence

Notice Description

Adoption Central England, ACE, is the regional adoption agency for Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry. It is a comprehensive adoption service hosted on behalf of the region by Warwickshire County Council. These Local Authorities delegate their statutory duties under the Regulations to ACE including the recruitment and preparation of adopters and the matching of those adopters to the children for whom they have secured a Placement Order in Court Proceedings.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077931
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090412-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£126,689 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Warwickshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 4SA
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Saltisford
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Link Maker Systems Limited

Further Information

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