--- title: "CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Lincolnshire County Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13ff9ed0-537b-49e8-87d3-59ea8b6c10a7.json) ## Summary Lincolnshire County Council procured supported accommodation for children and young people through its independent placement arrangements. The requirement sits within health and social work services, with an additional community, social and personal services classification. Delivery is associated with Lincoln and the East Midlands. This is a children’s services requirement for independent placements, so relevant providers are organisations that can accommodate and support children and young people in a safe, suitable setting. The council is the buyer and Nightingale Noble Ltd is the named provider. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction, and is structured as a call-off from the council’s open select list for independent placement services. The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Nightingale Noble Ltd on 10 August 2026. The awarded value is recorded as £0 GBP. The contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 August 2027. The tender submission deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. The process was for services and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active. The available procurement information identifies the requirement as supported accommodation and independent placement provision; it does not set out separate lots or a stated scoring basis. This award demonstrates demand from Lincolnshire County Council for independent supported accommodation placements within children’s services. A credible future competitor would need to provide suitable accommodation alongside reliable support for children and young people, and understand the safeguarding, care and placement expectations that accompany this type of council-funded service. Providers should be able to operate within the council’s independent placement arrangements and respond to call-off opportunities from its open select list. The process was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations may be commercially relevant alongside larger operators. Experience delivering supported accommodation for children, maintaining dependable staffing and managing placements for a local authority would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement returns. ## Notice Provision of supported accommodation ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eedcac87-86f9-47e4-b5ef-f9eeb9d6372f | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Lincolnshire County Council | | Locality | LINCOLN | | Postcode area | Lincoln | | Postcode | LN1 1YL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC | | Local authority | Lincoln | | Electoral ward | Carholme | | Westminster constituency | Lincoln | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NIGHTINGALE NOBLE LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 11:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eedcac87-86f9-47e4-b5ef-f9eeb9d6372f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eedcac87-86f9-47e4-b5ef-f9eeb9d6372f 11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/ Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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