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Sefton Council

ARFQ - Adoption Services for the Adoption in Merseyside Regional Adoption Agency

Community ServicesCPV 98000000
Value£170k
Awarded28 Feb 2018
Published26 Mar 2018
RegionNorth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£170ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Adoption in Merseyside (AIM) Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) wishes to purchase a range of support services for people whose lives are affected by adoption.

Services will be available for the following groups: • Adopted adults • Birth relatives of adopted children, young people and adults • Birth parents The Providers must be a registered Adoption Support Agency or registered Voluntary Adoption Agency which has notified OFSTED of variation to its business, and comply with The Adoption Support Service Regulations 2005.

A 'registered adoption support agency' refers to an agency registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 b and be subject to regular inspection.

The services will be offered at any time during the adoption process, such as during twin tracking, during or post care proceedings, and before or after an adoption order is ma

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Adoption in Merseyside (AIM) Regional Adoption Agency

Adoption in Merseyside (AIM) Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) wishes to purchase a range of support services for people whose lives are affected by adoption.

02

The Providers must be a registered Adoption

The Providers must be a registered Adoption Support Agency or registered Voluntary Adoption Agency which has notified OFSTED of variation to its business, and comply with The Adoption Support Service Regulations 2005.

03

A 'registered adoption support agency' refers

A 'registered adoption support agency' refers to an agency registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 b and be subject to regular inspection.

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Source & provenance
OCID
5c273805-a0f2-45ef-bb65-8eee3e11531f
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
SEFT001-DN320553-10500264
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