Contract

Provision of an Inter-Country Adoption Advice Service

  • The North Yorkshire Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057559

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059cc4

Published 18 September 2025, 9:19am



Scope

Reference

98558

Description

A Consortium of 15 Local Authorities require a Inter-Country Adoption Advice Service. The Provider is required to have the necessary processes and working practices in place to provide: adoption services in line with Standard 14 of the Adoption Minimum Standards July 2014; Adoption with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005; Regulation 19 Procedure following receipt of the Article 16 information from the Central Authority of the State of origin to ensure that children adopted from abroad are done so lawfully and by families assessed as able to meet their needs.


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Supplier

Contract value

  • £180,000 excluding VAT
  • £180,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 July 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2030
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

Contract Duration: 01/07/2025 - 30/06/2027

Option to Extend 1: 01/07/2027 - 30/06/2029

Option to Extend 2: 01/07/2029 - 30/06/2030

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79100000 - Legal services

Contract locations

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - unknown

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

Yorkshire Adoption Agency

  • Companies House: 01621813

Loversall Court Clayfields Tickhill Road, Balby

Doncaster

DN4 8QG

United Kingdom

Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

The North Yorkshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNXY-8263-XCNL

County Hall, Racecourse Lane

Northallerton

DL7 8AD

United Kingdom

Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government