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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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01 Oct 2026 at 09:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council commissioned residential care and support for a child in a children’s home. The requirement formed part of its independent placements service and was described as a call-off from the council’s open select list. The delivery address is in Lincoln, in the East Midlands. This is a children’s social care service rather than a goods or works contract, intended to provide support within a residential setting. The award identifies Keyline Care Limited as the selected provider. The service is relevant to providers operating residential children’s homes and delivering direct care and support to children under local authority placement arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Keyline Care Limited. Lincolnshire County Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The recorded award value is £0, so it does not provide a usable indication of the contract’s financial scale. The award date was 11 September 2026. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender’s stated contract period ends on 30 September 2027. The earlier submission deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria or lot breakdown are recorded in the procurement details.

For providers of residential children’s care, this award demonstrates that Lincolnshire County Council uses its open select list to place children in residential homes through selective framework call-offs. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need to operate or secure access to a suitable children’s residential home and be able to provide ongoing, child-focused support under a local authority placement. The council marked the opportunity as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller and not-for-profit providers can be relevant participants in this market. Keyline Care Limited, the selected supplier, is recorded as a large business, showing that the contract was also within the reach of a larger provider. This is evidence of demand for independent residential placements, not a commitment to future work.

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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-b5fd17-744b872a-aa19-44af-8036-cf6f889b2e0e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021b1cb8-cb38-4575-a0ab-64e5cf290819
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
11 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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

Keyline Care Supported Living Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

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