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TC118 - Birth Parents Support Service

The service provides emotional and practical support to birth parents and relatives, including face-to-face and telephone counselling, support groups, and private intermediary services for birth relatives of adults adopted as children. The contract covers a regional partnership of six local authorities operating under the Adoption Now banner.

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Awarded value
£40k
As published
Published
2 January 2026
Awarded
25 March 2025
Family Action
Contract length
12 months
Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Specialist support service contract

Provision of specialist counselling, support groups, and intermediary services for birth parents and relatives of children removed into adoption.

  • Support birth parents and relatives who have had children removed into adoption through face-to-face and telephone counselling
  • Provide private intermediary services for birth relatives of adults adopted as children
  • Provide support groups

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Specialist support service contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Contract dates
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
85000000

Services in this contract

  • Adoption support servicesMain service£119k typicalBirth parents and relatives support: counselling, intermediary services, support groups

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto Family Action
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
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Bolton Council

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The supplier

Family Action

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/221629/tc118-birth-parents-support-service
Buyer reference
BOLT001-DN754975-09011475
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b2223775-2301-4cd2-9ff0-48e8ba3e34b9
Last checked
4 November 2026

Bolton Council. TC118 - Birth Parents Support Service. Contract award, 2 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/221629/tc118-birth-parents-support-service (accessed 4 November 2026).