Adopting Together, a collaborative project between St David’s, Barnardo’s, Adoption UK and the National Adoption Service, was awarded a Highly Commended 1 in the Category of Social and Community Benefit in procurement at the Go Wales 2018/19 Awards. St David’s and its partners which includes the Regional Adoption Services in Wales, Western Bay being one of the regions were one of six Wales based projects to be shortlisted. The project was able to highlight how social and community benefits have been embedded at the heart of the procurement process, with a focus on outcomes for children and adopters at the centre of the projects development.