Independent Counselling Service (For the birth parents and other relatives of children with an adoption plan.)
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Adoptionplus Ltd
- Value
- £187,500
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Counselling services
- Published
- 3 January 2019
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
National Minimum Standards for Adoption requires that “birth parents will have access to a support worker independent of the child’s social worker from the time adoption is identified as the plan for the child”. In most cases this will be once the Agency Decision that the child should be placed for adoption has been made. However, birth parents who are considering relinquishing a baby may be offered independent counselling as soon as they request adoption. Adoption Statutory Guidance states: 2.31. The agency should offer the parents the services of an independent support worker – someone who can provide advice and support and is either from another adoption agency or adoption support agency. This requirement significantly reduces the pool of qualified bidders. The contract duration will be for an initial term of three years, with an option to extend annually for a further two years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published3 January 2019Current notice
- Completed: Award date3 January 2019
- Completed: Contract expiry date1 February 2024
About the buyer
Nottinghamshire County Council is a local authority whose procurement runs through a single, award-winning centralised team. The procurement team is organised into categories that mirror the council's own service areas, spanning adult social care, children's and cultural services, the chief executive's office and place-based services.
A procurement pipeline lists contracts due for re-tender and new projects over the next two years, and is refreshed annually.
Over the past 5 years, most of Nottinghamshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nottinghamshire-county-council.gov |
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