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Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings

Dorset Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 11:28

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Summary of the contracting process

Dorset Council procured an online catalogue of best-practice policies and procedures for children’s homes, foster carers and supported lodgings. The content is intended to comply with relevant legislation and guidance, and is delivered as cloud software. The buying organisation is Dorset Council, based in Dorchester; delivery is in Dorset, South West England. This is a specialist digital service for suppliers able to provide and maintain accessible online policy and procedure resources for children’s social care settings.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Signis Limited. Dorset Council used a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework, under its cloud software lot. The contract award date was 3 September 2026. The awarded value is £30,200. The contract period runs from 26 July 2026 to 25 July 2029. The tender deadline was 31 March 2026 at 5pm. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information describes the required content and framework route but does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement within Dorset Council for online, best-practice policies and procedures serving children’s homes, foster carers and supported lodgings. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to offer a cloud-based catalogue that is practical for these care settings and keeps its policies and procedures aligned with legislation and guidance. Experience in children’s social care and the ability to maintain authoritative, accessible online resources would be relevant to delivering this specific service. The framework call-off route also indicates that suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to supply through an appropriate cloud software framework. The council considered the opportunity suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings

Notice Description

Online best practice catalogues with policies and procedures compliant with legislation and guidance. Call-off from G-Cloud 14 Framework RM1557.14, Lot 2 Cloud Software

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4bac89c7-93b7-4be2-baf8-e03a923db8d5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb7ecb32-33cf-4859-82e6-46b9835ad0e2
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,200 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,200 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
26 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2029 3-4 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
Dorset Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DORCHESTER
Postcode
DT1 1XJ
Postcode Area
Dorchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK64 Dorset
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Dorset
Electoral Ward
Dorchester West
Westminster Constituency
West Dorset

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Signis Ltd

Further Information

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