# The provision of Early Permanence practice and development services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leeds City Council](/buyers/leeds-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Adoption Matters
- Award value: £49,353
- Award date: 11 January 2023
- Published: 11 January 2023
- Contract start: 1 September 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a73ab151-8f9e-4e1d-b55e-541737154a14-604737
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2c309cf8-cd45-4982-b02a-7d90710a3aef

## Description

VAAs will work together as an alliance to recruit, assess, prepare, and support adopters to provide Early Permanence Placements for children aged 2 years and over, both individually and in sibling groups\. Increase the number of EP placements; Improve the quality of EP placement practice; Ensure that EP carers and placements receive the most appropriate support before, during and after placement; Ensure that every area of the country has equal and timely access to early placements; Ensure that the adopter and birth parent voice influences the delivery of EP nationally and regionally; and Identify areas for potential innovation in EPP\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a73ab151-8f9e-4e1d-b55e-541737154a14-604737)