This procurement exercise relates to the re-opening of the Framework Agreement established by North Tyneside Council on behalf of Adopt North East (ANE). The original procurement was undertaken in 2023 through the NEPO Portal under reference DN623105. Should all extension options be exercised, the Framework Agreement will remain in place until 2029.
This framework is to establish a list of suppliers to provide medium and high level therapeutic services and specialist assessments.
• Medium level - Therapeutic Parenting courses
• High level - Social Work Assessment of Adoption Support Needs
Flexible Framework for Adoption Support - Therapeutic and Specialist Assessment Services
A service required to provide adoption support through therapeutic and specialist assessment on behalf of Adopt North East to cover:
• Children with plans of adoption
• Children in Care who are placed for adoption
• Prospective and Approved Adopters without children in their care
• Children who have been adopted
• Adoptive Parents
• Wider members of an adoptive family
• Members of an adoptive families support network
• Birth family members
• Adopted Adults
Value of Framework £950,000 per annum
This is the re-opening of a framework procured under PCR2015 regulations
