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ClosedStage · preprocurement

St.Helens Council

St Helens Council Contract for Non-Agency Adoption Assessments

HealthcareCPV 85000000 98000000
Value£18k
Deadline28 Feb 2019
Published29 Nov 2018
RegionNorth West
Timeline
Published 29 Nov 2018ClosedCloses 28 Feb 2019
Contract value in context
£18ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

St Helens Council wants to appoint a provider to complete 10 non-agency adoption assessments; these are Annexe A assessments in which the adopter makes a direct application to the Court without the local authority having issued care proceedings.

We are looking for a provider with experience of completing fostering or adoption assessments, the assessor must be a qualified social worker.

The provider will be responsible for completing the assessment which will include visits to the child, the adult applicants and absent birth parent (if relevant).

We will also require the provider to attend Court hearings and if needed give evidence.

The budget for each completed assessment will be in the region of £1800 For further information please go to www.the-chest.org.uk reference DN379302

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

We are looking for a provider

We are looking for a provider with experience of completing fostering or adoption assessments, the assessor must be a qualified social worker.

02

The provider will be responsible for completing

The provider will be responsible for completing the assessment which will include visits to the child, the adult applicants and absent birth parent (if relevant).

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
preprocurement · Closed
Source
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Buyer ref
STHEL001-DN379302-58033581
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