Published Date: 22 October 2018
Tender Status: active
Tender Opening Date: 22 October 2018
Tender Closing Date: 22 November 2018
Award Date: n/a
Contract Start Date: n/a
Contract End Date: n/a
Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: Yes
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to procure a provider to offer an Independent Counselling Service for the birth parents, and other relatives, of children with an adoption plan.
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.
The council has to date offered this service via an independent organisation and this tender is a re-commissioning of that service.
The scope and nature of the services required by the Council are set out in more detail in the Specification. The contract duration will be for an initial term of three years, with an option to extend annually for a further two years. This service is subject to an Affordability Cap of £37,500 per annum. Bidders will be required to price their offer within the cap.
Contact name: Joe Sardone
Address: County Hall West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1159773136
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £187,500 - £187,500
