--- title: "Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-26" --- # Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council has completed the procurement process for providing pre and post-adoption parenting courses and a buddy scheme for Adopt Thames Valley (ATV). This tender falls under the training services industry (CPV code 80500000) and was managed as an open procedure. The process includes training and support for prospective and approved adopters and special guardians to enhance their parenting skills. The key contract, awarded on 1st April 2023, is active with a total value of £220,672. The project is regional, specifically for the UKJ14 area, managed by Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah from Oxfordshire County Council. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in training and education, particularly those focused on family and child development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in adoption and special guardianship support services would be well-suited to compete for such contracts. The contract is designed to help families understand and meet their child's needs, offering structured parenting workshops and a buddy scheme, thus creating continuous demand for specialised training services and support programmes. Successful bidders for such tenders can position themselves as key service providers within the public sector's adoption and guardianship support landscape. ## Notice To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots. Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians. ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme The categories for this project are; Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training) Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old) Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme ### Lot Information Lot 1 To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots. Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians. ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme The categories for this project are; Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training) Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old) Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011347-2025 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Mar 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £220,672 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PARENT TRAINING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 26 Mar 2025 at 14:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011347-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:604706-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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