Official UK procurement notice
W5020 Kinship Support Services
Authority: Walsall Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£180,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Grandparents Plus T/A Kinship
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of independent support, advice, training and access to financial advice and training opportunities for kinship carers, which is arranged and provided for them according to their individual circumstances. Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or friend who is not their parent, usually because their parents are not able to care for them. That relative or friend is called a 'Kinship Carer',
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
85000000 Health and social work services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092508- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077de4Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandparents Plus T/A KinshipSMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a 12 month period subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. | £180,000 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:38 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GRANDPARENTS PLUSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender