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title: "Adoption Support Flexible Purchasing System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069a84"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-06-19"
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# Adoption Support Flexible Purchasing System

Buyer: STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069a84

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## Summary

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Adoption Support Flexible Purchasing System" within the services industry category, specifically focusing on social work and related services. This procurement involves a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) catering to Adoption Counts members across regions including Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside. An information event regarding this will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on 1st July 2026. Key dates include a future notice date on 13th July 2026, and the planned contract period is set to start on 14th November 2026, concluding on 13th November 2034. The procurement method is open, allowing inclusive participation ensuring it is above the threshold applying the light touch regime.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntarily, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in therapeutic services and social welfare programmes for children and young people. The open framework allows for the periodic inclusion of new providers, accommodating market innovations and ensuring that approved providers can consistently engage with the contract's requirements. Businesses that can offer unique or innovative therapeutic services stand to gain considerably from this procurement opportunity, as the market engagement design ensures ongoing entry points every four months, providing repeated chances for unsuccessful applicants to reapply.

## Notice

The FPS means that there is a compliant and consistent way of commissioning the required Therapies across the members of Adoption Counts, and also does not lock out the market once awarded. The FPS will be opened up approximately every 4 months to allow for new Applicants to apply to get on to the FPS, this means the FPS is future proofed against new and innovative therapies (which may be a providers commercial advantage, or a very niche are of the market) as the providers of these new therapies and new entrants to the market are not locked out of Adoption Counts preferred contracting method for these services. It also means that Applicants who fail to place on to the FPS for poor quality of responses, but which are known to do excellent work, are not locked out of the arrangement for long as they may apply when the next applications window is opened up, and providing they rectify the issues they will be told about, they may be successful on their next application.

### Planning Information

an information event regarding the Adoption Support Services for Adoption Counts members (Adoption Counts, its Members, and all other Regional Adoptions Agencies and their constituent Members from across the North West, including Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside).
Please see information provided below regarding the event.
Date: 1st July 2026
Time: 11am - 11:45am
Place: Virtually via Microsoft Teams

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058248-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Nov 2026 - 13 Nov 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,006,244 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| 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 | STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | STAR PROCUREMENT |
| Locality | STOCKPORT |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK1 3XE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Electoral ward | Sale Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wythenshawe and Sale East |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 45 - Construction work
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33693000 - Other therapeutic products
- 45215215 - Children's home construction work
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2026 at 15:36 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058248-2026
- 15 May 2026 at 16:36 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045128-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058248-2026
  19th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045128-2026
  15th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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