The Council has a contract titled medical advisers for adoption and fostering panels.

The current contract will expire on 30/11/2024.

It is provided by Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (“CLCH”) who deliver the services under contract.

Medical Advisers are registered qualified doctors and consultant paediatricians, and the professional and specialist nature of the service means it needs to be outsourced as this expertise is not available within the Council.

It is a statutory requirement for local authorities to appoint Medical Advisers for the provision of health advice and guidance to Fostering and Adoption Panels. This is contained within several Acts pertinent to Children’s Services.

The Council is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C.

Direct award of the contract for provision of Medical Advisers for Adoption and Fostering Panels (the Contract) following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) process C for an initial period of twelve (12) months from 1st December 2024 to 31st November 2025, with the option to extend the Contact for an extra six (6) months from 1st December 2025 to 31st May 2026 in total sum of £148,756.00 exclusive of VAT (to cover the 18 months total period) to Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH).