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# Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-post-adoption-parenting-courses-buddy-scheme-for-adopt-thames-valley-ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxfordshire County Council: "Pre & Post-Adoption Parenting Courses & Buddy Scheme for Adopt Thames Valley". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: 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:** [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000025)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd`

## 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/pre-post-adoption-parenting-courses-buddy-scheme-for-adopt-thames-valley-ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd#tl-md)

## Description
To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three lots.
Adopt Thames Valley (ATV) is a Regional Adoption Agency, established in December 2017, by Bracknell Forest Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Swindon Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Council to fulfil their functions in relation to the recruitment, assessment and approval of adopters; family finding and matching of children with adoptive families; and the provision of support services to adopters and special guardians.
ATV recognises that adoption and special guardianship is a lifelong journey and is committed to support adopters, special guardians, children and young people, their birth relatives and adults affected by adoption throughout their journey
The objective of this contract for parent training and buddying is to ensure that families can access support according to their needs and before they reach a crisis point
The aim of this contract is to provide families with training and support to give them an understanding of their child’s needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives
The scope of this contract is for training for prospective adopters, short courses for families the legal order and an adopter buddy scheme
The categories for this project are;
Category 1 - Training for Families before the Legal Order (Reflection workshops & Parenting Skills Training)
Category 2 - Parenting Skills for Adopters and Special Guardians (Parenting Skills for parents of children 4 -10 years old & Parenting Skills for parents of children 11-18 years old)
Category 3 - Adopter Buddy Scheme

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80400000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** To provide prospective and approved adopters and special guardians with training and support to give them an understanding of their child's needs and the parenting tools and techniques that they need to have healthy and fulfilling family lives. Three...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 011347-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Parent Training**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141849`
  - Value: £220,672 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 011347-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £220,672
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011347-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-26T14:33:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:49:26.832Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04f8fd