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Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child

Hampshire County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council is commissioning independent fostering agency services for parent-and-child foster placements for looked-after children and young people. The requirement is a call-off arrangement under which agencies provide fostering placements, with priority given to placements in Hampshire to support children’s education, training, contact with others and existing networks of friends and family. The service falls within health and social work services. Delivery covers Hampshire and the wider Hampshire area. The council’s wider fostering programme also covers standard placements including respite, children with complex or challenging behaviours, children with disabilities or complex healthcare needs, and separated children, but this awarded lot is specifically for parent-and-child foster placements. The relevant buyer is Hampshire County Council’s Children Services Directorate.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off under a framework, using a competitive process. One lot covers parent-and-child foster placements. Awards dated 24 February 2026 were made to Brighter Futures Foster Care, Capstone Foster Care (South West), Family Placement.com, Five Rivers Child Care, Foster Care Associates, Fostering Solutions, The National Fostering Agency, Orange Grove Fostercare, Children’s Family Trust and Lotus Foster Care; Banya Family Placement Agency was awarded on 6 July 2026, and Family First Fostering, The Adolescent & Children’s Trust and Fusion Fostering were awarded on 7 August 2026. The initial contracts are £325,000 each, signed on 1 April 2026, running to 31 March 2030, with extensions potentially taking the maximum period to 31 March 2034. Later awards also have values of £325,000 and run from 21 July or 14 September 2026 to 31 March 2030, with the same possible maximum extension.

This requirement is relevant to independent fostering agencies able to arrange and support parent-and-child placements for looked-after children and young people. Credible competitors would need an established fostering service, suitable approved foster carers and the operational capacity to identify, match and support placements in or near Hampshire. They would also need to work with children’s services around education, training, family contact and continuity of existing support networks. The awards demonstrate that Hampshire County Council uses a multi-supplier framework call-off route for this specialist social care need, with a mix of large providers, SMEs and voluntary or community-sector organisations among the selected suppliers. Providers that can deliver safe, resilient placements and manage referrals and ongoing support within a multi-agency children’s services environment are best placed for comparable future requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Parent & Child

Notice Description

Hampshire County Council's Children Services Directorate is commissioning a range of IFA (independent fostering agencies) to support our looked after children cohort. This is a multi lot call off covering fostering arrangements for; * Standard Foster Placements including Respite * Parent & Child Foster Placements * Children with Complex/Challenging Behaviours * Children with Disabilities/Complex Healthcare Needs * Separated Children The priority of any arrangements will be to secure Hampshire placements for Hampshire children and Young People to support with their education, training, contact, and in order to maintain other existing support networks such as friends and other family members. The call off will be open across the life of the contract so new suppliers can apply to join at any time and existing suppliers can apply for additional lots. Suppliers wishing to add lots should resubmit through intend updating their award questionnaire to select the additional lot(s) they are applying for and including an additional copy of the pricing schedule which only includes the new lot(s) and is clearly dated in the title. This is to ensure there is no confusion around pricing for existing lots. The Council will endeavour to evaluate new submissions and submissions for additional lots within 3 weeks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067221
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084469-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£325,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£325,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 20267 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hampshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
14
Supplier Names

BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD

CAPSTONE FOSTER CARE (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

FAMILY PLACEMENT.COM LIMITED

Five Rivers Child Care Limited

Foster Care Associates

Fostering Solutions Ltd

The National Fostering Agency Ltd

Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd

The Children's Family Trust

LOTUS FOSTER CARE LTD

BANYA FAMILY PLACEMENT AGENCY LIMITED

Family First Fostering

The Adolescent and Children's Trust

Fusion Fostering Ltd

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