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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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11 Sep 2026 at 10:44

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council procured domiciliary care support for children’s services through its independent placement arrangements. The service is a community-based health and social care provision, covering support delivered in people’s homes rather than residential accommodation. Delivery is identified in the East Midlands, with a delivery postcode of LN1 1YL. The procurement falls within health and social work services, with additional coverage of community, social and personal services. It is relevant to care providers able to support children in domestic settings, and to organisations operating across Lincolnshire or the wider East Midlands. The council is the buying organisation and the selected provider was Care Plas Services Ltd, a large care services business based in Boston, Lincolnshire.

This call-off from a framework agreement has been awarded and the procurement is complete. The selective procedure closed on 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Care Plas Services Ltd on 25 February 2026. The contract runs from 25 February 2026 to 31 August 2027. The recorded awarded value is £0. The opportunity was evaluated within a framework call-off route rather than as a standalone open competition. The arrangement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published outcome records one active award and one supplier, with no separate lots or multiple awarded suppliers identified.

For a provider that did not win this call-off, the award confirms demand from Lincolnshire County Council for domiciliary care support for children through its independent placement framework. A credible future competitor would need the operational ability to deliver reliable care in children’s homes across the East Midlands, with suitable safeguarding, care-planning and support-delivery systems. It would also need staff able to work directly with children and families, maintain continuity of care, and meet the council’s quality and reporting expectations. The selected provider’s scale indicates that the requirement can suit an established care organisation, while the stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises shows that smaller specialist or mission-led providers may also be relevant.

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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 Domiciliary Care support

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6c258f1e-9dc9-4c47-a16f-6f6f4b3f10ab
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/efd71222-5238-4574-b681-25c88b95c613
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
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
25 Feb 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

Care Plas Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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