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Adoption Support

Norfolk County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:24.

Opportunity overview

Norfolk County Council (NCC) has awarded a supplier to provide a therapeutic counselling service to those who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. In addition, the service will need to provide information and support around understanding the processes for adoption including signposting to other services. For a minimum of 36 service users who are adopted, are adoptive parents or are birth parents. Each session being 1 hour.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ADOPTIONPLUS

Matched by number
Published award value
£36.5k
Awarded
21 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06900397
Location
Ilford, UKI53, IG6 1QG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£74k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NCCT43114
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement and gain access to documents when they are available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` in this tender. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
6 May 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
23 Apr 2025, 11:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
74,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
88,800

Renewal

Description
The Contract may be extended by up to 12 months at the Council's discretion

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
45
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Therapeutic Counselling Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Workforce
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Overall price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
3 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
4 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
3 Jun 2027, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
The Council will be assessing the legal, financial and technical ability of bidders to perform the contract being procured as set out in the Invitation to Tender. This assessment includes past experience, financial suitability, health and safety, modern slavery and references. These are all designated as pass/fail criteria.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKH16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-413
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-414
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-415
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
A-416
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
A-417
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 6
Id
A-431
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 7
Id
012680-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 Apr 2025, 09:35

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012507-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Apr 2025, 13:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
21 Feb 2025, 00:00
Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for these contracts. The purpose of this PMEN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice. We are publishing this notice to share engagement outputs and to ensure as wider audience as possible are aware and informed of Norfolk County Council's intentions. Market engagement has taken place. The engagement was advertised under a prior information notice (PIN) published under the Public Contract 2015 regulations 2025/S 000-004109.This engagement was carried out by commissioners. The opportunity was advertised via PINs under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Market engagement for adoption support was held on 21st February 2025 via Teams webinar. We used the engagement to discuss our requirements, the tender process we are proposing and expectations of all parties. Information provided at the engagement in the form of slides and notes are available to be viewed via the clarification tab. These documents can be viewed by registering on the Norfolk County Council in-tend portal, expressing an interest in this tender. A tender notice will be published to advertise this opportunity . This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement and gain access to documents when they are available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` in this tender. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDYH-3246-XWTR
Name
Norfolk County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR1 2DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Martineau Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDYH-3246-XWTR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-06900397
Name
ADOPTIONPLUS

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI53
Country
GB
Locality
Ilford
Postal Code
IG6 1QG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Barnardo's House Tanners Lane

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
06900397
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PVMQ-9594-DVZT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
22 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Adoption Support
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKH16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Value

Amount
36,547
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
43,856

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042984-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
25 Jul 2025, 08:23

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06900397
Name
ADOPTIONPLUS

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
4 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
4 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Aug 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Adoption Support
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
4 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
36,547
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
43,856

Period

Ends
4 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Aug 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract may be extended by up to 12 months at the Council's discretion. he value included does not include the one year extension. The price for year 2 maybe higher if the service is found to be effective and is hence used more.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046101-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 12:52

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Norwich · UKH15 · NR1 2DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH15 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH16 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH17 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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