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Provision of an Inter-Country Adoption Advice Service

The North Yorkshire Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:11.

Opportunity overview

A Consortium of 15 Local Authorities require a Inter-Country Adoption Advice Service. The Provider is required to have the necessary processes and working practices in place to provide: adoption services in line with Standard 14 of the Adoption Minimum Standards July 2014; Adoption with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005; Regulation 19 Procedure following receipt of the Article 16 information from the Central Authority of the State of origin to ensure that children adopted from abroad are done so lawfully and by families assessed as able to meet their needs.

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services
  • CPV79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services
  • CPV79111000 — Legal advisory services
  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000£180k

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
350
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
16 May 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
7 May 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Description
North Yorkshire

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

E10000023

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
180,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
Option to Extend 1: 01/07/2027 – 30/06/2029 Option to Extend 2: 01/07/2029 – 30/06/2030

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
100% Quality: 0% Price Q1b. Required Standards and Legislation Weighting 20% Q2 Service Delivery Weighting 20% Q3 Equalities and Diversity Weighting 20% Q4 Compliments and Complaints Weighting 10% Q5 Sustainability and Business Continuity Weighting 20% Q6 Social Value Weighting 10%

Contract period

Ends
1 Jul 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jul 2029, 00:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
All information relating to Selection Criteria can be found in, Volume 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire V0.01

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Id
79110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Id
79111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Id
79140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory and information services
Entry 5
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
015514-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Apr 2025, 12:13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNXY-8263-XCNL
Name
The North Yorkshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE22
Country
GB
Locality
Northallerton
Postal Code
DL7 8AD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Racecourse Lane,

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNXY-8263-XCNL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Caroline Reeves
Telephone
+44 1609536526

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northallerton · UKE22 · DL7 8AD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0503e9-2025-04-16T12:13:32+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·