Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Andrea Smith Play Therapy SME
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 037187-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Mar 2026
- Published23 Apr 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement is to develop a list of Service Providers who can deliver an increased range of therapeutic support services to families and individuals. This requirement has arisen from the regions intention, supported by but not dependent on the Government’s Adoption Support Fund Initiative to improve support to adoptive families and others. This procurement falls under Section 7, Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The procurement will follow the principles of Regulation 27 – Open Procure The value detailed under section II.1.5 is an estimated value as the service is demand lead. There is no guarantee of work to any supplier appointed to the Approved Providers List for Therapeutic Services.
About the supplier
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