Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c24-01d4-707c-aeee-118336c46898/independent-adoption-support-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Independent Adoption Support Service [North Yorkshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-yorkshire-county-council) Estimated value £2,486,370 Published 6 Jul 2018 Deadline Closed 9 Aug 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender North Yorkshire wishes to establish and manage a framework agreement for the provision of independent adoption support services for use by the local authorities and regional adoption agencies in Yorkshire and Humber. This Framework is being tendered as a contract for social and other specific services in accordance with regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Framework will be for a period of three years with two options to extend for a further period of one year. Therefore the total possible Contract duration is five years. The Framework Agreement is with North Yorkshire County Council (the Authority) and Call-Off Contracts with Associate Councils directly (Leeds Council as host of the West RAA and with each of the other local authorities). The Independent Adoption Support Service will provide a range of independent support services including: • Advice line for those affected by adoption: birth families; adopted adults; adopters to be provided 5 days a week for 3 hours a day with two early evening sessions up to 7pm; • Support for adopted adults, including schedule 2 counselling and intermediary services: core offer is up to 3 sessions and review for further work. Group work may be provided where appropriate; • Pro- active birth parent support and counselling: Group work may be provided where appropriate; • Independent support for adoptive parents: Core offer up to 3 sessions and review for further sessions beyond this. Group work may be provided where appropriate; • Support for adopted teenagers and including a website, online chat forum where support can be provided, a Youth Council across Yorkshire and Humber with social events with the aim of using views and experiences to help improve and develop policy and practice; • Improving the participation of adopters' views in service development and delivery of services across the region; and • Improving the participation of birth parents in service development across the region. The services above should be available and accessible across the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside. If you are interested then to access the tender documents you must register your organisation details on the YORtender (ProContract)system at [procontract.due-north.com/Login/by](https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/by) creating a user name, password and company profile. 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