# Permanency Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Peterborough City Council](/buyers/peterborough-city-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £300,000,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 3 January 2017
- Planned end: 2 January 2027
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: abb6801a-8518-4205-a37c-4d7b6c58f619-91431
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76576aa4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

: Peterborough City Council \(‘The Council’\) anticipates undertaking a procurement exercise for the provision of a new Permanency Service in Peterborough\. The purpose of the proposed procurement exercise will be to appoint a provider who meets minimum statutory requirements as set out under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 \(Relevant Care Functions\) \(England\) Regulations 2014\. In relation to provision of adoption services, the provider must be registered with the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills \(OFSTED\)\. The provider will be required to provide a Permanency Service for Children and Young People in Peterborough who would otherwise be in care were they not living in permanent family arrangements as provided through Adoption, Special Guardianship or Child Arrangement Orders\. The new Permanency Service will also promote the safe return of children and young people to the care of their parents where this is deemed safe and in the child’s best interest\.

## Related contract awards

- [Cisco Network Equipment Refresh](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68b61bd7-ebf0-4609-b6ad-9ed23bfa93ce): Peterborough City Council
- [Educational Finance System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a785c7aa-9735-49be-9be3-564633a48932): Peterborough City Council
- [Desktop Equipment Refresh](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cf6b7ce7-4581-40bb-883d-bc0efd3aad18): Peterborough City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abb6801a-8518-4205-a37c-4d7b6c58f619-91431)