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Birth Counselling Service

Lincolnshire County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:00.

Opportunity overview

Lincolnshire County Council ‘the Customer’ requires the provision of a Birth Counselling Service to provide support for birth parents and birth families, to enable them to manage the implications of adoption of a family member and have appropriate levels of involvement in the adoption process. The Service will be accessible to all who need support throughout the adoption process and should engage effectively with hard to reach and vulnerable groups. The support options shall include face-to-face, virtual and telephone counselling, and therapeutic support groups, delivered by qualified counsellors. The Service shall be able to offer a minimum of 40 general allocations per year, which may fluctuate based on demand and will be reviewed with the Customer to ensure levels are still appropriate. Suppliers must upload their RFQ submissions on the Tender Portal by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 18th February 2026.

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.

Family Action

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£167.3k
Awarded
2 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI41, N1 7GR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
CS0021
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Lincolnshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGRB-3736-CHZN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRB-3736-CHZN

Address

Street Address
County Offices, Newland
Locality
Lincoln
Postal Code
LN1 1YL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF30

Contact

Name
Myfanwy Burrell

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Family Action
Id
GB-FTS-34551

Address

Street Address
34 Wharf Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 7GR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Birth Counselling Service
Status
active
Date
2 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services

Value

Including VAT
200,814
Amount
167,345
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-34551
Name
Family Action

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 00:59
Max Extent Date
30 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 + 1 year extension subject to agreement by the Council

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018664-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Mar 2026, 17:03
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Mar 2026, 00:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lincoln · UKF30 · LN1 1YL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 004488-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 018664-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·