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Flexible Framework for Adoption Support - Therapeutic and Specialist Assessment Services

North Tyneside Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

North Tyneside Borough Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £5,700,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 3 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £5,700,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

A service required to provide adoption support through therapeutic and specialist assessment on behalf of Adopt North East to cover: • Children with plans of adoption • Children in Care who are placed for adoption • Prospective and Approved Adopters without children in their care • Children who have been adopted • Adoptive Parents • Wider members of an adoptive family • Members of an adoptive families support network • Birth family members • Adopted Adults Value of Framework £950,000 per annum This is the re-opening of a framework procured under PCR2015 regulations

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080131-2026

About the buyer

North Tyneside Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

66

Awards

46

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From notice 080131-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.