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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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24 Sep 2026 at 11:36

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council commissioned support from an independent fostering agency as part of its children’s services placement arrangements. The requirement concerns fostering support for children placed through an independent provider, rather than general health or social care services. The procurement relates to Lincolnshire, with the buyer based in Lincoln; the listed delivery location is in the East Midlands. This call-off formed part of the council’s open select list for independent placements. The selected provider was UK Fostering Ltd.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to UK Fostering Ltd. The award date was 11 September 2026. The published award value is £0, so it does not indicate the contract’s payable value. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender’s stated contract period runs to 30 September 2027. The process was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with a submission deadline of 10 November 2025. The procurement was for services, and the recorded suitability flags say it was not suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process information.

This award shows Lincolnshire County Council buying independent fostering agency support through a selective call-off from its open select list. A future competitor for this same requirement would need to be an established fostering provider able to support children placed by the council and to deliver across Lincolnshire. The council marked this opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that suppliers of greater organisational scale were better aligned with this procurement. The award to UK Fostering Ltd provides evidence that an independent agency was selected for the requirement. Providers assessing similar work should consider whether they can operate within a framework-based call-off route and meet the delivery demands of the council’s independent placement services. No specific accreditation or technical qualification is evidenced here.

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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 from an Independent Fostering Agency

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ed017564-f696-44c3-83c8-6ca1d335cf0f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45ae7f0c-88f1-4a77-903a-fb385cb26ba7
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
Not specified
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
24 Sep 20261 weeks 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

UK Fostering

Further Information

Notice Documents

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