CP2392-23 Adoption Support Fund Services (FPS)
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) will have rolling entry-points for Adoption Support Services including Therapeutic Support.
This includes services that are both in scope and out of scope of the ASF.
It involves a two-stage process; the first stage is concerned with setting up the FPS.
Under this stage Bidders are invited to apply for inclusion on the FPS and those who meet the selection criteria detailed in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) and who are not excluded will be shortlisted.
Bidders can apply to join the FPS at any point during its lifetime.
Following promotion to the FPS the Authority will invite admitted participants (hereafter referred to as Suppliers) within the relevant Lots and Zones on the FPS to bid for specific Adoption Support Services Contracts.
This is stage two of the process which is more commonly referred to as a mini-competition or a call-off.
This FPS shall be for the provision of Adoption Support Services and shall run for a period of four years (1st December 2023 - 30th November 2027).
Bidders (new and previously unsuccessful) are able to apply to join the FPS anytime between 1st December 2023 - 30th November 2027.
What the supplier must deliver
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) Flexible Purchasing
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) will have rolling entry-points for Adoption Support Services including Therapeutic Support.
Following promotion to the FPS the Authority
Following promotion to the FPS the Authority will invite admitted participants (hereafter referred to as Suppliers) within the relevant Lots and Zones on the FPS to bid for specific Adoption Support Services Contracts.
This FPS shall be for the provision
This FPS shall be for the provision of Adoption Support Services and shall run for a period of four years (1st December 2023.
Bidders (new and previously unsuccessful) are able
Bidders (new and previously unsuccessful) are able to apply to join the FPS anytime between 1st December 2023.
Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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- ocds-h6vhtk-04213d
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- tender · Open
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- 035580-2023
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