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title: "Independent Adoption & Special Guardianship Order Support Services"
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# Independent Adoption & Special Guardianship Order Support Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-407228f0-072e-42df-8b51-787aa06545e7

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cb2b92c-b95d-4421-b40e-ebf13859890d |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,881,375 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,881,375 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2018 at 13:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cb2b92c-b95d-4421-b40e-ebf13859890d
- 11 Jun 2018 at 10:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3aab741a-007d-4aac-a9a6-fd3db1526121

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cb2b92c-b95d-4421-b40e-ebf13859890d
  17th October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3aab741a-007d-4aac-a9a6-fd3db1526121
  11th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a3ab9028-5b6d-e811-80ed-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

## Provenance

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