Published date: 9 November 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£28,941,615

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN371070-66047777

Published date

9 November 2018

Closing date

20 December 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2034

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) (The "Authority") wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of a VAA Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) Services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The successful Potential Provider will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authority.
Voluntary Adoption Agency (VAA) recruit and assess prospective adopters, they create matches for children who are in care of the Local Authority, and are then paid by the Authority to cover their costs. VAAs are required to be registered (Adoption Agency and Adoption support Agency) with OFSTED, this opportunity is only open to such registered VAAs. CCC and PCC are jointly commissioning the services. CCC is acting as the lead commissioner.
LGSS Procurement is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR) within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on behalf of the Authority.

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The Authority will be utilising a competitive process with negotiation under the Light Touch Regime. This opportunity is ONLY open to OFSTED Registered VAAs.

About the buyer

Address

One Angel Square
Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
England

Email

procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/