# Adoption Services: Recruitment and Placement

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Cumbria County Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Cumbria County Council
- Supplier: ARC Adoption North East
- Award value: £607,920
- Tender value: £607,920
- Award date: 20 August 2019
- Published: 20 August 2019
- Contract start: 1 September 2019
- Contract end: 31 August 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c827dee2-38a6-4272-8e34-4e30ae036f50-309194
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0094b84-1c49-4f77-8235-7a732eab84d5

## Description

The number of Cumbria children requiring adoption has been high over the last five years, alongside a local and national decrease in the numbers of approved adopters\. This has resulted in a shortfall in the number of local authority adoption placements available to meet demand\. The council has therefore purchased an increasing number of placements from Voluntary Adoption Agencies\. The provision of a Cumbria Adoption Services Placement and Support Contract delivered by an Adoption Agency shall ensure that effective, efficient and timely adoption placements are made for more Cumbria children\. The service shall recruit and support adopters, working with the Council to match referred children with adopters\. The provider shall make adoption placements for specific cohorts of children, who will be referred by the council\. This service shall be delivered alongside the work of the council's Adoption Service, ensuring an integrated service for adopted children and their families\. Please refer to the service specification for further details\. All clarification questions must be asked via The Chest by Friday 7th June 2019\. All bids must be uploaded via The Chest by 10:00 on Friday 14th June 2019\. Registration on to The Chest is free\.

## Related contract awards

- [Support at Home Night Services - Furness](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-98df4f1c-7169-4e5d-a688-15c863b674a6) — Cumbria County Council
- [Lot 1 - Mini Competitions, Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024 - Leader in Adult Care Level 5 Apprenticeship](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0a8553ad-1af9-4774-87d8-322bb692b1e6) — Cumbria County Council
- [Lot 1 - Mini Competitions, Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024 - Installation Electrician & Maintenance Electrician Level 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-225049d1-1466-4a3d-9c55-b0f3b6f12ea6) — Cumbria County Council
- [Stroke Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1fb3f85d-085b-4173-8907-cc8a1dcfc4d0) — Cumbria County Council
- [Adoption Recruitment and Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-717b8692-cfce-4888-91f9-e667b32fd74b) — Cumberland Council
- [Digital Life Story Solution](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3f532192-d0a5-4aa4-a13b-b2530672c8d8) — Middlesbrough Council
- [Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-81588a6e-b48d-4b6b-91c2-6c3c3138bb26) — Durham County Council
- [Adoption Recruitment and Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-83dc3a76-30ad-4337-bbf1-4492a21e0ef1) — Cumbria County Council
- [National Roads Telecommunications Service 3 \(NRTS3\) Independent Assurance Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4a336c05-e4fd-4530-86b6-b037c17f1acd) — National Highways Limited
- [Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-63f8a7e1-2c91-4e8e-a7e9-fb3b7b757186) — East Sussex County Council
- [SEN20267-SEN-TAXI-Foxfields Academy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-67fcd688-9010-4f21-81ee-36209e1d89f8) — Leicestershire County Council
- [STH Learning Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-119e9904-7cb0-4b2c-bdcc-1ebc371033c8) — Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c827dee2-38a6-4272-8e34-4e30ae036f50-309194)