Published date: 8 September 2022

Last edited date: 13 June 2024

This notice was replaced on 22 October 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 October 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£950,000 to £1,500,000

Procurement reference

NTYN001-DN623105-74805030

Published date

8 September 2022

Closing date

15 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Adopt North East (ANE) is a Regional Adoption Agency based in the North East of England. It was created in December 2018 in response to the legal requirement that local authorities regionalise their adoption services. It is a partnership between five Local Authorities: Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, Northumberland County Council, North Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Council. It is hosted by North Tyneside Council. In joining their adoption services together and forming a Regional Adoption Agency, the vision and ambition of the five partner Local Authorities is for Adopt North East to achieve excellent adoption services that transform children's and families lives for the better'. Adopt North East (Hosted by North Tyneside Council) is seeking to establish a framework of providers to support the medium and high level element of our offer by provision of therapeutic services and specialist assessments. The majority of support will be provided to families through direct funding made available to Adopt North East by the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) of the Department for Education Accordingly, any changes to the ASF funding arrangements within the contract period may vary this contract. A minority of support will be provided to families through bespoke funding agreed by Adopt North East and/or Local Authorities responsible for the child.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Flexible Framework for Adoption Support - Therapeutic and Specialist Assessment Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 September 2022, last edited 2 October 2023

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Lee Humphreys

Address

North Tyneside Council, Quadrant
The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
England

Telephone

+44 1916434981

Email

lee.humphreys@northtyneside.gov.uk

Website

http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/