W5020 Kinship Support Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- GRANDPARENTS PLUS T/A KINSHIP
- Value
- £180,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Health and social work services
- Published
- 30 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The provision of independent support, advice, training and access to financial advice and training opportunities for kinship carers, which is arranged and provided for them according to their individual circumstances. Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or friend who is not their parent, usually because their parents are not able to care for them. That relative or friend is called a 'Kinship Carer', ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published30 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date30 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council governs the borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team. Contract opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender, the UK government's central procurement platform introduced under the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers register both an organisation profile and an administrator account there before submitting a bid. Buying decisions follow the council's Innovating our Success Commercial Strategy 2024-2029. Social value sits alongside price and quality in every award decision. A public contracts register lists every agreement the council has awarded.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in education and training, software and information systems and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@walsall-metropolitan-borough-council.gov |
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