# Concurrent Planning Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Blackburn with Darwen](/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £2,027,520
- Published: 31 March 2022
- Planned start: 1 July 2022
- Planned end: 30 June 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2af86fe3-959e-4de0-82ef-e5e0f476f0f9-523375
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cb41411c-ad0c-49ed-bcc2-44ed610ddc21

## Description

This is a regional commission on behalf of 4 Regional Adoption Agencies across the North West of England\. The four Regional Adoption Agencies are: Adoption Now, Adoption Counts, Together for Adoption and Adoption in Merseyside\. Aims of the Service: • Service requirement for Year 1 and 2 \(1st July 2022 to 30th June 2024\) provision of up to 36 Concurrent planning placements per year for children under the age of 4 years across the Northwest region\. Placements need to be at sufficient distance from the placing authority to ensure the safety and security of the adoption placement in the longer term but near enough to facilitate contact arrangements without transporting children or birth parents considerable distances\. • The Services will be procured by way of a single provider framework arrangement\. It is envisaged that the Provider will deliver a total of up to 72 concurrent placements within the initial 2 year contract period split between each of the Participating Authorities

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2af86fe3-959e-4de0-82ef-e5e0f476f0f9-523375)