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

Lincolnshire County Council (Transport Service Area)

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30 Sep 2026 at 11:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council is buying support in a residential children’s home as part of its independent placements service. The work is children’s residential care, within the wider health and social work services category. The delivery location is in Lincolnshire; the address information points to Lincoln. This is a placement service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and the stated scope is support for children in a residential home. The council is the buyer, while the selected provider is a residential care company. The procurement sits within the council’s children’s services arrangements for independent placements.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the call-off to Headstart Residential Care Ltd on 11 September 2026. The reported award value is £0, so this figure should not be treated as a stated contract price. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender-level contract period gives an end date of 30 September 2027. The call-off was made through a selective route from a framework agreement. The response deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises were identified as suitable to participate. No evaluation criteria are included in the published process information.

For a provider considering comparable future work from Lincolnshire County Council, the key capability is delivering support within a residential children’s home as part of independent placement services. Credible suppliers are likely to need the operational ability to care for children in a residential setting and to meet the council’s requirements for placements; this award confirms demand for that service through a framework call-off. The process identified SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable, so the requirement was not restricted to large providers. Headstart Residential Care Ltd, recorded as a large supplier, was selected for this call-off. The published information does not set out particular accreditations, staffing levels or detailed evaluation requirements, so specific thresholds cannot be inferred from this award.

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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-b5fd17-9ef9d6c2-d15c-4945-84b5-fd4980f9ad08
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cb3dda-bdc5-4b93-b5fe-7cc5fc67b763
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
30 Sep 20266 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 (Transport Service Area)
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

Headstart Residential Care Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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