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title: "Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings"
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# Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings

Buyer: Dorset Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4bac89c7-93b7-4be2-baf8-e03a923db8d5

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## Summary

Dorset Council procured an online catalogue of best-practice policies and procedures for children’s homes, foster carers and supported lodgings. The content is intended to comply with relevant legislation and guidance, and is delivered as cloud software. The buying organisation is Dorset Council, based in Dorchester; delivery is in Dorset, South West England. This is a specialist digital service for suppliers able to provide and maintain accessible online policy and procedure resources for children’s social care settings.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Signis Limited. Dorset Council used a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework, under its cloud software lot. The contract award date was 3 September 2026. The awarded value is £30,200. The contract period runs from 26 July 2026 to 25 July 2029. The tender deadline was 31 March 2026 at 5pm. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information describes the required content and framework route but does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement within Dorset Council for online, best-practice policies and procedures serving children’s homes, foster carers and supported lodgings. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to offer a cloud-based catalogue that is practical for these care settings and keeps its policies and procedures aligned with legislation and guidance. Experience in children’s social care and the ability to maintain authoritative, accessible online resources would be relevant to delivering this specific service. The framework call-off route also indicates that suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to supply through an appropriate cloud software framework. The council considered the opportunity suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

## Notice

Online best practice catalogues with policies and procedures compliant with legislation and guidance. Call-off from G-Cloud 14 Framework RM1557.14, Lot 2 Cloud Software

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb7ecb32-33cf-4859-82e6-46b9835ad0e2 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,200 |
| 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 | Dorset Council |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Signis Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 11:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb7ecb32-33cf-4859-82e6-46b9835ad0e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb7ecb32-33cf-4859-82e6-46b9835ad0e2
  30th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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