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CBC-1868-T-SM Birth Relative Counselling - AWARD

Central Bedfordshire Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Central Bedfordshire Council

Buyer Address: Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Samantha Murphy

Contact Email: samantha.murphy2@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 0123456778

Status
complete
Procedure
Other -
Value
0.0 GBP
Published
26 Feb 2026, 13:11
Deadline
30 Jan 2026, 17:00
Contract Start
01 Apr 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2029, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Hear2Listen
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The provision of birth relative counselling for those affected by adoption as per Statutory Guidance on Adoption, Chapter 2. Adoption Connects is a regional adoption agency providing adoption services for Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes councils therefore the duty to provide counselling should cover birth relatives from both council boundaries. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 27th January 2026 Completed Quotations and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Quotations must be uploaded via the My Return section of the system. Quotations submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Quotation must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 30th January 2026 by 5pm Quotations received after that time will be excluded.

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