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CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement

Lincolnshire County Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 09:29

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council procured support in a residential children's home through its Children's Services arrangements for independent placements. The requirement falls within health and social work services, with related community, social and personal services. Delivery is associated with Lincoln and the wider East Midlands. The service is intended to provide residential support for children, so relevant providers are organisations operating children's homes or delivering specialist residential care and support in a local authority setting. The named buyer is Lincolnshire County Council, which uses the service for its children's services responsibilities. This is a service requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project, and its focus is the placement and support of children in residential care.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, under the 2025 reopening of the Open Select List for independent placements. The tender submission deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Treehouse Care Fostering Solutions Ltd on 12 July 2026. The recorded awarded value is £0 GBP. The contract period runs from 12 July 2026 to 31 August 2027. The award is active. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a residential children's home placement and indicates that the opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement indicates demand from Lincolnshire County Council for independent residential children's placements delivered through a selective framework call-off route. A credible competitor would need to operate or manage a residential children's home and demonstrate the practical capacity to provide safe, consistent support for children placed by a local authority. Relevant strengths would include experience of children's residential care, trained staff, dependable safeguarding and care arrangements, and the ability to work within council placement and contract-management requirements. Providers suited to the council's independent placement model, including smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises, can use this requirement as a clear benchmark for the service scope and delivery setting expected by the buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement

Notice Description

Provision of support in a Residential Children's Home

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4928bc0a-57b2-4265-a30e-105ab231fdc3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8d696e5-2dd6-4491-a16b-52d129e86688
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
12 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lincolnshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN1 1YL
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Carholme
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Treehouse Care Fostering Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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