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Official UK procurement notice

Birth Counselling Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)

Published estimate£167,345≈ £84k / year · £200,814 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 18 Feb 2026awarded 2 Mar 2026

Awarded to Family Action

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lincolnshire County Council ‘the Customer’ requires the provision of a Birth Counselling Service to provide support for birth parents and birth families, to enable them to manage the implications of adoption of a family member and have appropriate levels of involvement in the adoption process.

The Service will be accessible to all who need support throughout the adoption process and should engage effectively with hard to reach and vulnerable groups. The support options shall include face-to-face, virtual and telephone counselling, and therapeutic support groups, delivered by qualified counsellors.

The Service shall be able to offer a minimum of 40 general allocations per year, which may fluctuate based on demand and will be reviewed with the Customer to ensure levels are still appropriate.

Suppliers must upload their RFQ submissions on the Tender Portal by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 18th February 2026.

CPV: Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£167,345

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £167,345 exc. VAT · £200,814 inc. VAT

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: 1 + 1 year extension subject to agreement by Council

85312300 Guidance and counselling services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% Price 20%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2026, 17:03 GMT
Authority reference: CS0021
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-004488
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Guidance and counselling services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06091f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Panacea

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 18 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/lcc/eRFX-Suppliers/O… ↗

Timeline

19 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published281 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
Clarification questions by266 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline251 days ago
18 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Latest notice published239 days ago
2 Mar 2026, 17:03 GMT
Contract starts209 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
19 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
2 Mar 2026, 17:03 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Mar 2026, 17:03 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £167,3451 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Family Action1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2030Extensions: 1 + 1 year extension subject to agreement by the Council	£167,345	2 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Family ActionAwarded supplier 34 Wharf Road, London, London, N1 7GRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Mar 2026, 17:03 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT