# Adoption Placement Platform

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Link Maker Systems Limited
- Award value: £40,590
- Tender value: £40,590
- Award date: 29 April 2026
- Published: 14 May 2026
- Contract start: 1 May 2026
- Contract end: 30 April 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 80ef2a01-0879-40cb-8063-15443b8cbc3b-895377
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3fa8e79-f91a-4087-b4d6-96fb814bc828

## Description

Digital platform that holds profiles of children awaiting adoption alongside profiles of prospective adoptive parents\. Local authority \(LA\) adoption agencies can use this platform to review and consider potential placements nationally, increasing the likelihood of identifying the most suitable match for each child\.

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- [Linkmaker Matching Digital Platform](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e2cbf154-db2e-4478-bb0c-1392c3572f7e): Staffordshire County Council
- [LinkMaker License](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-18d1f2cb-5f42-4621-99e4-81cf82c2cd57): City of Doncaster Council
- [Link Maker - G Cloud](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8bfa4854-2554-4993-86ea-3e73c11f717d): Nottinghamshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80ef2a01-0879-40cb-8063-15443b8cbc3b-895377)