Interagency Adoption Placement Service

The Council is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the West Yorkshire region as host of One Adoption West Yorkshire (OAWY). OAWY became the country's first Regional Adoption Agency when the regionalisation reforms were launched - bringing together all of the adoption services from Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The Contractor will recruit, assess and support families who see the benefits of adopting locally and are prepared to wait for a local match; and would like to adopt older children and sibling groups. The Contractor will work in partnership with OAWY to place a minimum of 30 children for adoption per year.