# CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Award value: £521,340
- Tender value: £565,000
- Award date: 7 March 2024
- Published: 9 May 2024
- Contract start: 1 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 43fb81c2-8473-484a-a78d-ff69e9a9cc54-749504
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-54dde112-c9c2-482d-8dca-664ce3ea80de

## Description

Essex County Council \("ECC"\) currently commission Fostering & Adoption Medical Advisory Services across the 4 ECC quadrants North, West, Mid and South\. This service is required to deliver the statutory functions for the provision of medical advisory reports to Fostering and Adoption Panels as set out in the Adoption Services Regulations 2005, the Fostering Services Regulations 2011 and the National Minimum Standards for both Adoption and Fostering\. Current contracts for the service are due to expire in March 2024\. ECC are looking to procure a 3-year contract for the four ECC quadrants\. The medical advisor should be a paediatrician who is fully registered with the GMC and has an enhanced DBS check\. Additional information: The value stated under 'Lowest / estimated / actual contract value \(£\)' is the maximum value \(also known as, 'ceiling price'\) for the three-year contract period, i\.e\. your commercial response for the initial contract period must not exceed £565,000\. Additionally, £392,00 is the maximum value for the two-year contract extension period \(subject to governance\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43fb81c2-8473-484a-a78d-ff69e9a9cc54-749504)