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title: "Adoption Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fbee"
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buyer: "NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Adoption Support

Buyer: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fbee

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## Summary

Norfolk County Council, a sub-central government public authority in the United Kingdom, has successfully completed the procurement process titled "Adoption Support". This contract involves providing therapeutic counselling services for adopted individuals, adoptive parents, and birth parents, including supportive information on adoption processes. The services are to be delivered within the Norfolk region, specifically in areas coded UKH15, UKH16, and UKH17. The procurement process went through an open competition method below the threshold with a light-touch regime, culminating in an award on 25th July 2025 with the contract running from 5th August 2025 to 4th August 2026 and potentially extendable by a year.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the health and social work services sector. The project required the engagement of an experienced provider with the ability to supply trained staff aware of the distinct needs of various service users, making it ideal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) focusing on counselling or therapeutic services. The involvement of ADOPTIONPLUS, a UK-based SME, as the supplier, highlights the competitive opportunities available for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in public sector service provisions. Companies capable of meeting the rigorous service delivery and workforce criteria set by Norfolk County Council would find such procurement processes as promising avenues for growth.

## Notice

Norfolk County Council (NCC) has awarded a supplier to provide a therapeutic counselling service to those who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. In addition, the service will need to provide information and support around understanding the processes for adoption including signposting to other services. For a minimum of 36 service users who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. Each session being 1 hour.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract may be extended by up to 12 months at the Council's discretion

### Planning Information

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for these contracts. The purpose of this PMEN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice. We are publishing this notice to share engagement outputs and to ensure as wider audience as possible are aware and informed of Norfolk County Council's intentions. Market engagement has taken place. The engagement was advertised under a prior information notice (PIN) published under the Public Contract 2015 regulations 2025/S 000-004109.This engagement was carried out by commissioners. The opportunity was advertised via PINs under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Market engagement for adoption support was held on 21st February 2025 via Teams webinar. We used the engagement to discuss our requirements, the tender process we are proposing and expectations of all parties.
Information provided at the engagement in the form of slides and notes are available to be viewed via the clarification tab. These documents can be viewed by registering on the Norfolk County Council in-tend portal, expressing an interest in this tender. A tender notice will be published to advertise this opportunity .
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement and gain access to documents when they are available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` in this tender. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046101-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2025 - 4 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £74,000 |
| Lots value | £74,000 |
| Awards value | £36,547 |
| Contracts value | £36,547 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADOPTIONPLUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2025 at 11:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046101-2025
- 25 Jul 2025 at 07:23 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042984-2025
- 3 Apr 2025 at 08:35 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012680-2025
- 2 Apr 2025 at 12:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012507-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046101-2025
  5th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042984-2025
  25th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012680-2025
  3rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012507-2025
  2nd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-413
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-414
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-415
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-416
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-417
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-431

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles
- https://www.adoptionplus.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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