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title: "CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement"
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published: "2026-08-27"
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# 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-b5fd17-2efe4662-b453-41e0-83e8-1c5c325bb814

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## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council procured independent placements for children’s services through the reopening of its Open Select List 2025. The requirement covers health and social work services, with related community, social and personal services. It concerns placement provision rather than construction or supply of goods, and is delivered in Lincolnshire, including the Lincoln area. The council is the buying organisation. This is a specialist care and support opportunity for providers that can offer independent placements for children and meet the council’s service requirements under the Light Touch Regime. The stated procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, widening its relevance beyond large national care organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to K & G Care Ltd on 12 August 2026. The award value is £0 GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 12 August 2026 to 31 August 2027. The procurement used the Light Touch Regime for social and other specific services. It was a call-off for all independent placements under the reopened Open Select List 2025. The published outcome records one active award to K & G Care Ltd. No separate lot structure or detailed award-scoring breakdown is stated in the procurement information.

This award demonstrates that Lincolnshire County Council buys independent children’s placements through its Open Select List and uses framework call-offs to secure them. Providers well placed for similar requirements will be specialist independent children’s placement organisations with the capacity to accept referrals, provide safe and suitable care environments, and support children’s health, welfare and social-care needs. A credible competitor would need robust safeguarding, staffing, placement management and quality-assurance arrangements, together with the operational resilience to work within council commissioning and referral processes. The opportunity is expressly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller providers with strong local or regional delivery capability may be relevant alongside larger care groups.

## Notice

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 20

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1aebb1-4e50-408b-a444-56c7e74740e3 |
| 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 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 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 | K & G Care 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

- 27 Aug 2026 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1aebb1-4e50-408b-a444-56c7e74740e3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1aebb1-4e50-408b-a444-56c7e74740e3
  27th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/
  Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal)

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