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title: "Adoption Support Provision Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077564"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Devon County Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Adoption Support Provision Assessment

Buyer: Devon County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077564

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## Summary

Devon County Council commissioned an adoption support provision assessment and a Theory of Change for Adopt South West. The requirement is a professional service concerned with assessing adoption support provision and developing an evidence-based account of how the service is expected to achieve its intended outcomes. It falls within health and social work services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, for the council’s adoption support activity through Adopt South West. The buying organisation is Devon County Council, a sub-central public authority. The work is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described goods or construction works, and is relevant to organisations with experience in adoption support assessment, service review and outcome-focused service planning.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Devon County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 18 September 2026 and awarded to Katharine Drescher. The contract runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 March 2027, with an option to extend by up to three months, giving a maximum end date of 27 June 2027. Its value is £43,000 excluding VAT and £51,600 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. There is one completed lot, covering the adoption support provision assessment and Theory of Change work for Adopt South West.

For a supplier that did not win this contract, the opportunity is useful evidence of Devon County Council’s demand for specialist adoption support assessment and service-development work. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to understand adoption support provision, assess how services operate and contribute to a clear Theory of Change. It would also need to translate evidence and stakeholder or service insight into practical findings about intended outcomes and how they can be achieved. Experience in health and social work services would be directly relevant, particularly where it includes structured assessment, evaluation, service review and outcome planning for adoption-related provision. The small-scale assignment indicates that a specialist individual or focused consultancy can be a suitable delivery model.

## Notice

Adoption Support Provision Assessment and 'Theory of Change' for Adopt South West

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088662-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 27 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £43,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Devon County Council |
| Locality | EXETER, |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Katharine Drescher |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 12:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088662-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088662-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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