The Director of Children and Families agreed to award a contract direct to Freud Communications to deliver a national strategy for the recruitment of adopters. The contract will commence 8 December 2020 to 31 March 2021, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months. Extensions are subject to additional DfE funding being secured.
The value of this service for the period 8 Dec 2020 – 31 March 2021 is £40,000. The maximum value for each extension period will be £465,000, therefore the total value of the service is estimated at £970,000.