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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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buyer: "Lincolnshire County Council"
published: "2026-10-01"
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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-b5fd17-744b872a-aa19-44af-8036-cf6f889b2e0e

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## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council commissioned residential care and support for a child in a children’s home. The requirement formed part of its independent placements service and was described as a call-off from the council’s open select list. The delivery address is in Lincoln, in the East Midlands. This is a children’s social care service rather than a goods or works contract, intended to provide support within a residential setting. The award identifies Keyline Care Limited as the selected provider. The service is relevant to providers operating residential children’s homes and delivering direct care and support to children under local authority placement arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Keyline Care Limited. Lincolnshire County Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The recorded award value is £0, so it does not provide a usable indication of the contract’s financial scale. The award date was 11 September 2026. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender’s stated contract period ends on 30 September 2027. The earlier submission deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria or lot breakdown are recorded in the procurement details.

For providers of residential children’s care, this award demonstrates that Lincolnshire County Council uses its open select list to place children in residential homes through selective framework call-offs. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need to operate or secure access to a suitable children’s residential home and be able to provide ongoing, child-focused support under a local authority placement. The council marked the opportunity as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller and not-for-profit providers can be relevant participants in this market. Keyline Care Limited, the selected supplier, is recorded as a large business, showing that the contract was also within the reach of a larger provider. This is evidence of demand for independent residential placements, not a commitment to future work.

## Notice

Provision of support in a Residential Children's Home

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021b1cb8-cb38-4575-a0ab-64e5cf290819 |
| 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 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 11 Sep 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 | Keyline Care Supported Living Services |

## 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

- 1 Oct 2026 at 09:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021b1cb8-cb38-4575-a0ab-64e5cf290819

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/021b1cb8-cb38-4575-a0ab-64e5cf290819
  1st October 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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