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# Kinship Reach and Co Production Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kinship-reach-and-co-production-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Staffordshire County Council: "Kinship Reach and Co Production Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Staffordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/staffordshire-county-council-ons-e10000028)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £127,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kinship-reach-and-co-production-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0661b0`

## 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/kinship-reach-and-co-production-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b0#tl-md)

## Description
Commissioning of Kinship Reach Programme and Co production Support. This exception is requested to support Kinship carers, keep families together and support social workers. A local offer for kinship carers is now a statutory requirement. 
Specialist support and experience is required to assist kinship carers in this niche market, and this provider is best placed to deliver this support.
Kinship Reach Programme
Offers kinship carers up to 6 virtual support sessions over 3 months from a specialist Kinship Family Worker. Tailored to each kinship carers delivered via 
telephone, video calls and attending virtual 
meetings to provide advocacy and support 
to carers.
12 months to cover 60 referrals 
Based on 3 days pw Kinship Family Worker Support
Virtual support
Starting January 2026 to January 2027
Co production Support 
Bespoke support
3 co-designed workshops, facilitated by Kinship plus
Insight informed kinship carer survey - design and distribution

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Grandparents Plus T/A Kinship**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176028`
  - Value: £127,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £127,000
  - Signed Date: 08/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019293-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-04T09:23:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:42:19.779Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0661b0