---
title: "WCC Adoption Matching Licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077931"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Warwickshire County Council"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# WCC Adoption Matching Licence

Buyer: Warwickshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077931

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## Summary

Warwickshire County Council has procured an adoption-matching service licence for Adoption Central England (ACE), the regional adoption agency hosted by the council. ACE serves Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry. Its remit includes recruiting and preparing prospective adopters, and matching them with children for whom ACE’s partner local authorities have obtained a placement order through court proceedings. The procurement is for social services supporting this adoption work, with delivery across the five-authority area.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly, without competition, below the applicable threshold. LINK MAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. Its gross value is £126,689. The published contract details give no separate award date or evaluation criteria; the route recorded is a direct award without competition.

For suppliers considering similar future requirements from Warwickshire County Council, this award demonstrates demand for adoption-matching software or services supporting a regional adoption agency’s end-to-end work, from adopter recruitment and preparation through matching with children subject to placement orders. Credible competitors would need to show that their solution can serve the agency and its partner authorities across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry, and support the statutory adoption workflow. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that delivery at this scale was undertaken by an SME. Experience in social care systems, adoption services and secure coordination between local authorities would be relevant to demonstrating fit for this specific requirement.

## Notice

Adoption Central England, ACE, is the regional adoption agency for Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry. It is a comprehensive adoption service hosted on behalf of the region by Warwickshire County Council. These Local Authorities delegate their statutory duties under the Regulations to ACE including the recruitment and preparation of adopters and the matching of those adopters to the children for whom they have secured a Placement Order in Court Proceedings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090412-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £126,689 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Warwickshire County Council |
| Locality | WARWICK |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV34 4SA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick Saltisford |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Link Maker Systems Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 09:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090412-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090412-2026
  24th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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