# Kinship Support Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottinghamshire County Council](/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £42,000
- Published: 12 July 2023
- Planned start: 1 October 2023
- Planned end: 30 September 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 85432d19-e9b5-46bd-94a5-5369f552352e-661903
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82a7851d-86ad-4599-a8e7-2777b518ada0

## Description

Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to procure Kinship Support Services to provide commissioned independent support to Nottinghamshire's kinship carers from October 2023\. Nottinghamshire County Council \(NCC\) sees around 53 new Special Guardianship Orders \(SGOs\) granted per annum, with approximately 750 SGOs existing, alongside a number of kinship specific Child Arrangement Orders \(CAOs\)\. NCC has established a Kinship Support Service \(KSS\), which was operational from October 2022\.

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- [West Bridgford Playground Refurbishment - Toddler and Junior Area - The Hook Lady Bay](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce3dc9ca-f079-4b4f-94ee-9aa6f88293cb): Nottinghamshire County Council
- [DN805241-Technical Consultancy-Plan for Neighbourhoods-MDC](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-20a9f08e-3915-44c9-a01d-3af6001f011d): Nottinghamshire County Council
- [Lot 11 - Provision of Fixed Electrical Testing Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f29c4a55-15bd-4a6d-964c-77eb2c0d5ae6): Nottinghamshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85432d19-e9b5-46bd-94a5-5369f552352e-661903)