--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Intercountry Adoption Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054f57" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-054f57" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054f57.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054f57.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-07-02" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement - Intercountry Adoption Services Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054f57 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-054f57) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054f57.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council is initiating a public procurement process for providing comprehensive intercountry adoption services, entitled "Preliminary Market Engagement - Intercountry Adoption Services". The procurement process is currently in the planning stage and aims to engage interested parties through a brief questionnaire. This engagement intends to inform the Council’s requirements and the design of any future procurement related to these services, primarily targeting residents in the administrative areas where Adopt Thames Valley is active. The services fall under the industry category of welfare and counselling services for children and young people. The engagement questionnaire is scheduled to be due by 8 August 2025, with the expected contract period starting from 1 April 2026. While this is not a formal tender, responses will be influential in shaping future procurement expressions. The entire initiative will be governed by UK adoption policy and legal requirements, creating potential opportunities for partnering businesses. This procurement opens significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs interested in expanding their services within the public sector, particularly those with expertise in counselling and welfare services for children and young people. Businesses with the capability to provide comprehensive adoption services and those interested in entering or strengthening their presence in the child welfare industry within the UK are well-positioned to benefit from this procurement process. Engaging early at this planning stage allows businesses the opportunity to influence procurement design and ensure alignment with their service offerings and expertise. Participation in the questionnaire will enhance visibility and allow potential suppliers to position themselves strategically for future procurement opportunities with Oxfordshire County Council. ## Notice Adopt Thames Valley requires a comprehensive service for people considering intercountry adoption. The provider will make their services available to residents within the administrative areas of those Councils who are party to ATV (Oxfordshire, Reading, Swindon, Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, West Berkshire and Wokingham) and who are interested in learning about and proceeding with intercountry adoption. The provider will enable a full intercountry adoption service which will ensure that the ATV meets its priorities and duties as regards intercountry adoption, in line with UK adoption policy and legislative requirements. Interested parties are invited to respond to a brief questionnaire to help the Council to establish the identify of interested parties and potential suppliers of the services, to inform the authority's requirements and approach to the procurement, and to inform the design of any future procurement. You do not need to answer all the questions to submit this engagement questionnaire. Any information that you can provide is of value to us. This is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. Your feedback as a provider will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this engagement questionnaire, however it will be helpful to understand your views early in the design process, so we encourage you to respond as fully as you able to. ### Planning Information Interested parties are invited to respond to a brief questionnaire to help the Council to establish the identify of interested parties and potential suppliers of the services, to inform the authority's requirements and approach to the procurement, and to inform the design of any future procurement. You do not need to answer all the questions to submit this engagement questionnaire. Any information that you can provide is of value to us. This is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. Your feedback as a provider will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this engagement questionnaire, however it will be helpful to understand your views early in the design process, so we encourage you to respond as fully as you able to. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036751-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | 8 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £110,000 | | Lots value | £22,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 2 Jul 2025 at 11:08 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036751-2025 - 18 Jun 2025 at 15:13 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033457-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036751-2025 2nd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033457-2025 18th June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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