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title: "Specialist Adoption and Special Guardianship Order Support Services"
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# Specialist Adoption and Special Guardianship Order Support Services

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57eedf58-8300-4453-95ce-c0f2e6a9aa82

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## Summary

The procurement process is currently active and is being conducted by Essex County Council, focusing on "Specialist Adoption and Special Guardianship Order Support Services." This initiative falls within the health and social work services industry category, with a total contract value of £4,752,000. The tender is being carried out through an open procurement method, and the submission deadline for proposals is set for 25th January 2022. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2022 and will last until 31st March 2026, with delivery addresses based in the United Kingdom.

This contract presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in therapeutic and support services. Businesses offering training, therapeutic interventions, specialist assessments, and short break services would be well-suited to compete for this tender, supporting the families involved in adoption and special guardianship while contributing to enhanced stability and resilience for these crucial family structures.

## Notice

The overarching objective of the framework is to enable Essex County Council, Suffolk County Council and Thurrock Council to have a compliant mechanism to purchase adoption and SGO support services via a variety of specialist therapeutic services to support the individual family's needs identified via assessment by the SGO and Adoption team. Thus, improving the stability and resilience of Adoptive and Special Guardianship Order families. The Framework will have the following Lots of support services which are in line with the support criteria for the Adoption Support Fund (ASF): Lot 1 Training Lot 2 Therapeutic Intervention Lot 3 Specialist Assessments Lot 4 Short Breaks

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b097139-6ec7-463d-bdc6-ff45b40f5210 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,752,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Dec 2021 at 12:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b097139-6ec7-463d-bdc6-ff45b40f5210

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b097139-6ec7-463d-bdc6-ff45b40f5210
  14th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

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