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title: "Kinship Support and Advice service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-27"
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# Kinship Support and Advice service

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-86872ff8-c7ca-4bb6-8a19-3246d7a1094a

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## Summary

Leeds City Council has completed a direct award for the "Kinship Support and Advice service" to Grandparents Plus, known as Kinship, with the contracting phase reaching the award stage on 27 June 2025. The service focuses on social services, specifically designed to provide support to special guardians and kinship carers across the Leeds and Bradford metropolitan areas. The contract is active from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, with a contract value of £130,496. Leeds City Council, located at Civic Hall, Leeds, is the buying organisation, and the procurement process was a direct award methodology.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses operating within the social services industry, particularly those experienced in providing support to families and caregivers, to establish themselves within the public sector. Large organisations capable of delivering specialised advice and support to kinship carers would find this contract particularly suitable. Additionally, the partnership with well-regarded councils like Leeds City Council can bolster a business's reputation and open avenues for similar future contracts, thereby facilitating business growth in the public sector.

## Notice

The Contractor will deliver the Kinship Connected service for special guardians and kinship carers across the Leeds and Bradford metropolitan areas. Leeds and Bradford City Councils want to provide a range of support and resources for special guardians, kinship carers and their families to improve stability and outcomes for children in kinship arrangements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/888c87ca-9ba8-4c05-b071-bc0ff76f0ba7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £130,496 |
| 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 | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANDPARENTS PLUS T/A KINSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2025 at 10:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/888c87ca-9ba8-4c05-b071-bc0ff76f0ba7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/888c87ca-9ba8-4c05-b071-bc0ff76f0ba7
  27th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92743&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104105
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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