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# Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-adoption-agency-provider-panel-for-the-provision-of-inter-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-029fb2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £5,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 April 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKC14, UKC23, UKD, UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029fb2`

## 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/regional-adoption-agency-provider-panel-for-the-provision-of-inter-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-029fb2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-adoption-agency-provider-panel-for-the-provision-of-inter-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-029fb2#participate

## Description
Durham County Council is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) known as Adopt Coast to Coast.
Adopt Coast to Coast consists of:
• Cumbria County Council
• Durham County Council
• Together for Children
The Members of the Adopt Coast to Coast are subject to change in accordance with the membership of Adopt Coast to Coast.  Any members of Adopt Coast to Coast can access this provider panel.
The procurement will be conducted by the County Council of Durham on behalf of the Contracting Bodies of Adopt Coast to Coast.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £5,500,000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 011923-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ARC Adoption North East Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175089`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 011923-2021-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 26/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011923-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-28T07:06:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:14:43.371Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029fb2