CP2392-23 Adoption Support Fund Services (FPS)

The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) will have rolling entry-points for Adoption Support Services including Therapeutic Support. This includes services that are both in scope and out of scope of the ASF. It involves a two-stage process; the first stage is concerned with setting up the FPS. Under this stage Bidders are invited to apply for inclusion on the FPS and those who meet the selection criteria detailed in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) and who are not excluded will be shortlisted. Bidders can apply to join the FPS at any point during its lifetime.

Following promotion to the FPS the Authority will invite admitted participants (hereafter referred to as Suppliers) within the relevant Lots and Zones on the FPS to bid for specific Adoption Support Services Contracts. This is stage two of the process which is more commonly referred to as a mini-competition or a call-off. This FPS shall be for the provision of Adoption Support Services and shall run for a period of four years (1st December 2023 - 30th November 2027). Bidders (new and previously unsuccessful) are able to apply to join the FPS anytime between 1st December 2023 - 30th November 2027.