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Adoption and Kinship Specialist Support Services

Awarded to ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC, APRICOT CENTRE CIC, BARNARDO'S +8 more

Suffolk County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 26 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 9 March 2026
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Overview

Essex County Council and Suffolk County Council have awarded a framework worth £4.8 million for Adoption and Kinship Specialist Support Services to 11 providers including Barnardo's, Mind Right Limited, and others. The three-year framework (with an option to extend for one year) will deliver training, therapeutic intervention, and specialist assessment services to adoptive and kinship families across both councils to address the effects of abuse and trauma. Eleven organizations have been selected across the three lots to provide these statutory services under the Children and Families Act 2014.

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Lots (3)

  • Training

    £768,000Won by FAMILIES EMPOWERED LIMITEDWon by JUMP START CENTRE LIMITEDWon by KIDS INSPIRE

  • Therapeutic Intervention

    £3,696,000Won by ACE MUSIC THERAPY CICWon by APRICOT CENTRE CICWon by BARNARDO'SWon by FAMILIES EMPOWERED LIMITEDWon by J4L ASSOCIATES LIMITEDWon by JUMP START CENTRE LIMITEDWon by KIDS INSPIREWon by Lindsay Wood Play Therapist & Child & Family WorkerWon by MIND RIGHT LIMITEDWon by N-GAGE THERAPEUTIC CARE LTDWon by SENSI LIMITED

  • Specialist Assessments

    £336,000Won by APRICOT CENTRE CICWon by JUMP START CENTRE LIMITEDWon by KIDS INSPIREWon by MIND RIGHT LIMITEDWon by SENSI LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£4,800,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
26 June 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£4,800,000
Award date
23 July 2026
Contract period
30 June 2026 → 30 June 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 August 2030
Bids received
9
Winners
  • ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC
  • APRICOT CENTRE CIC
  • BARNARDO'S
  • FAMILIES EMPOWERED LIMITED
  • J4L ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  • JUMP START CENTRE LIMITED
  • KIDS INSPIRE
  • Lindsay Wood Play Therapist & Child & Family Worker
  • MIND RIGHT LIMITED
  • N-GAGE THERAPEUTIC CARE LTD
  • SENSI LIMITED

This contract ends on 30 June 2029, or 31 August 2030 if every extension is used.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

9

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,100

Median of 14,539 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 25.8× the median.

Suffolk County Council in the last 12 months

77

contracts awarded, worth £1,152,486,727 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    24 July 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    5 February 2026

  3. Planning Update

    27 November 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    27 November 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    26 June 2025

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