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TC118 - Birth Parents Support Service

Bolton Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Bolton Council

Buyer Address: 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, United Kingdom

Contact Email: corporate.procurement@bolton.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
40000.0 GBP
Published
02 Jan 2026, 13:23
Deadline
17 Jan 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
31 Mar 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Family Action
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This Service is intended to help support birth parents and relatives who have had children removed into adoption. Bolton Council commissions a specialist support service contract which includes face-to-face and telephone counselling, private intermediary services (for birth relatives of adults adopted as children) and support groups. The service is commissioned on behalf of Adoption Now which includes: Blackburn with Darwen Council Bolton Council Bury Council Oldham Council Rochdale Council Tameside Council

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