Provision of Birth Parent and Birth Family Support Services for Birmingham Children's Trust

About

Birmingham City Council awarded a contract to Family Action for the provision of birth parent and birth family support services on behalf of Birmingham Children's Trust.

The 12-month contract, valued at £30,000, commenced on 1 October 2019 and runs until 30 September 2020, with an option to extend for up to an additional twelve months subject to requirements, availability of funding, and satisfactory compliance and performance.

The service provider, a Registered Adoption Agency or Adoption Support Agency, receives referrals from birth parents or birth family members of children being or having been adopted in Birmingham, at various stages including following a Child's CIC review where an adoption plan is recommended, after the Agency Decision Maker's decision, at the point of matching, following a request for relinquishment, from the Adoption Service for needs beyond these stages (e.g., letter box contact after an adoption order), or when the requestor wishes to access the service.