Social work and related services

Tender description

North Yorkshire wishes to establish and manage a framework agreement for the provision of independent adoption support services for use by the local authorities and regional adoption agencies in Yorkshire and Humber. This Framework is being tendered as a contract for social and other specific services in accordance with regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Framework will be for a period of three years with two options to extend for a further period of one year. Therefore the total possible Contract duration is five years. The Framework Agreement is with North Yorkshire County Council (the Authority) and Call-Off Contracts with Associate Councils directly (Leeds Council as host of the West RAA and with each of the other local authorities). The Independent Adoption Support Service will provide a range of independent support services and should be available and accessible across the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside. North Yorkshire wishes to establish and manage a framework agreement for the provision of independent adoption support services for use by the local authorities and regional adoption agencies in Yorkshire and Humber. This Framework is being tendered as a contract for social and other specific services in accordance with regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Framework will be for a period of three years with two options to extend for a further period of one year. Therefore the total possible Contract duration is five years. The Framework Agreement is with North Yorkshire County Council (the Authority) and Call-Off Contracts with Associate Councils directly (Leeds Council as host of the West RAA and with each of the other local authorities). The Independent Adoption Support Service will provide a range of independent support services including: — Advice line for those affected by adoption: birth families; adopted adults; adopters to be provided 5 days a week for 3 hours a day with 2 early evening sessions up to 7:00 pm; — Support for adopted adults, including schedule 2 counselling and intermediary services: core offer is up to 3 sessions and review for further work. Group work may be provided where appropriate; — Pro- active birth parent support and counselling: Group work may be provided where appropriate; — Independent support for adoptive parents: Core offer up to 3 sessions and review for further sessions beyond this. Group work may be provided where appropriate; — Support for adopted teenagers and including a website, online chat forum where support can be provided, a Youth Council across Yorkshire and Humber with social events with the aim of using views and experiences to help improve and develop policy and practice; — Improving the participation of adopters’ views in service development and delivery of services across the region; and — Improving the participation of birth parents in service development across the region. The services above should be available and accessible across the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside.