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# CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cfph001-fostering-and-adoption-medicals-ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 January 2024 at 09:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Medical practice and related services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £521,340 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cfph001-fostering-and-adoption-medicals-ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cfph001-fostering-and-adoption-medicals-ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5#participate

## Description
Essex County Council (“ECC”) currently commission Fostering & Adoption Medical Advisory Services across the 4 ECC quadrants North, West, Mid and South. This service is required to deliver the statutory functions for the provision of medical advisory reports to Fostering and Adoption Panels as set out in the Adoption Services Regulations 2005, the Fostering Services Regulations 2011 and the National Minimum Standards for both Adoption and Fostering. Current contracts for the service are due to expire in March 2024. ECC are looking to procure a 3-year contract for the four ECC quadrants. The medical advisor should be a paediatrician who is fully registered with the GMC and has an enhanced DBS check.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85140000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Essex County Council (“ECC”) currently commission Fostering & Adoption Medical Advisory Services across the 4 ECC quadrants North, West, Mid and South. This service is required to deliver the statutory functions for the provision of medical advisory ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals (active)
  - Award id: `014843-2024-CFPH001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185877`
  - Value: £521,340 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals (active)
  - Signed Value: £521,340
  - Signed Date: 07/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014843-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-09T14:09:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T22:39:16.732Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5