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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"
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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-b5fd17-8ab9a8a4-7b3c-4243-935a-dbb2af92b32d

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## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council procured independent fostering agency services for children’s services, under its re-opening of the Open Select List for independent placements. The requirement sits within health and social work services, with related community, social and personal services. Delivery is associated with Lincoln and the wider East Midlands, supporting placements arranged by the council for children and young people. This is a service opportunity for independent fostering agencies able to provide and manage foster placements as part of the council’s children’s services provision. The buying organisation is Lincolnshire County Council, based at County Offices in Lincoln. The procurement is categorised as services and forms part of the council’s arrangements for accessing independent placement providers.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Outset Fostering Agency LTD on 2 September 2026. The awarded value is £0 GBP. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 March 2029. It was conducted as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, following a tender submission deadline of 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. The award is active and covers the independent fostering agency services requirement for Lincolnshire County Council. The published award identifies one selected supplier and one procurement scope, rather than separate lot awards. The process was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award outcome records Outset Fostering Agency LTD as the appointed provider.

This award demonstrates established demand from Lincolnshire County Council for independent fostering agency services supporting children’s placements. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to operate as an independent fostering agency, provide suitable foster placements, and have the operational capacity to support children and young people throughout the council’s service area. Experience in regulated fostering provision, safeguarding, placement matching, foster-carer support and ongoing case coordination would be commercially relevant, although the procurement data does not set out specific accreditation requirements. The route to market is a selective call-off from a framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work should understand framework participation and call-off competition. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, indicating that organisations of those types may be capable of competing where they can demonstrate the required service capacity.

## Notice

Provision of Independent Fostering Agency Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b60bdb9-6d91-4fb1-bd97-9c47ebabd09a |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| 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 | Outset Fostering Agency |

## 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

- 4 Sep 2026 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b60bdb9-6d91-4fb1-bd97-9c47ebabd09a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b60bdb9-6d91-4fb1-bd97-9c47ebabd09a
  4th September 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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