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Contract Notice

Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley

  • First published: 07 April 2025
  • Last modified: 07 April 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8d1
Published by:
Oxfordshire County Council
Authority ID:
AA21285
Publication date:
07 April 2025
Deadline date:
31 March 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots.

Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians.

ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey

The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point

The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child’s needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives

The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme

The categories for this project are;

Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training)

Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old)

Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Oxfordshire County Council

3rd Floor, County Hall

Oxford

OX1 1ND

UK

Contact person: Mrs Priscilla Opare Mintah

Telephone: +44 0

E-mail: Priscilla.Oparemintah@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ14

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=b8e491a4-4007-ed11-8116-005056b64545


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley

Reference number: DN604706

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots.

Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians.

ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey

The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point

The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child’s needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives

The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme

The categories for this project are;

Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training)

Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old)

Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots.

Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians.

ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey

The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point

The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child’s needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives

The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme

The categories for this project are;

Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training)

Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old)

Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The single supplier framework will be 2 years with an optional extension for an additional 2 years in aggregate.

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 31/03/2025

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots.

Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians.

ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey

The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point

The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child’s needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives

The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme

The categories for this project are;

Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training)

Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old)

Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

26/03/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Priscilla.Oparemintah@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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