Official UK procurement notice
Adoption Support Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Star Procurement
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Members of Adoption Counts (through STAR Procurement) are seeking to implement an Open Framework of approved providers who can deliver a range of therapeutic services or assess a family, individual or child's need to help identify an appropriate therapy. These services may be funded through The Adoption Support Fund www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk ↗ or other sources of funding.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Social services · Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 14 Nov 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 13 Nov 2034
Published description of the framework
Quality assessment for the open framework. 100% will be allocated to quality questions
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,006,244: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Specialist Assessmentceiling above
An assessment of need which requires a more specialist skill set or discipline which cannot be delivered within Adoption Counts resources. We expect providers to hold the relevant professional qualifications from a recognised body, to undertake the assessment, which must be led and delivered by a professional (professional oversight only is not permitted) and result in a therapeutic plan for a child or family.
Lot #2Therapeutic Supportceiling above
Delivery of an intervention identified as a result of an assessment. We expect providers to hold the relevant professional qualifications from a recognised body, to deliver the identified therapeutic support.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Adoption Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 29 Jan 2027
- First published
- 21 Jul 2026, 18:33 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 18:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DN822837- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068909- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d050Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 14 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published97 days ago21 Jul 2026, 18:33 BST
- Clarification questions by63 days ago24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends56 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 18 days14 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 18:33 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Manchester City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Salford City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Star ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Trafford CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender