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CP2392-23 Adoption Support Fund Services (FPS)

HealthcareCPV 85312300

ValueValue not published

Deadline30 Nov 2027

Published1 Dec 2023

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 1 Dec 2023450 days leftCloses 30 Nov 2027

Who to contact

Miss Grace Evans

grace.evans@devon.gov.uk

+44 1392383000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

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The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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

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.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

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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