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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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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Lincolnshire County Council (Transport Service Area)"
published: "2026-09-30"
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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 (Transport Service Area)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ef9d6c2-d15c-4945-84b5-fd4980f9ad08

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## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council is buying support in a residential children’s home as part of its independent placements service. The work is children’s residential care, within the wider health and social work services category. The delivery location is in Lincolnshire; the address information points to Lincoln. This is a placement service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and the stated scope is support for children in a residential home. The council is the buyer, while the selected provider is a residential care company. The procurement sits within the council’s children’s services arrangements for independent placements.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the call-off to Headstart Residential Care Ltd on 11 September 2026. The reported award value is £0, so this figure should not be treated as a stated contract price. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender-level contract period gives an end date of 30 September 2027. The call-off was made through a selective route from a framework agreement. The response deadline was 10 November 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises were identified as suitable to participate. No evaluation criteria are included in the published process information.

For a provider considering comparable future work from Lincolnshire County Council, the key capability is delivering support within a residential children’s home as part of independent placement services. Credible suppliers are likely to need the operational ability to care for children in a residential setting and to meet the council’s requirements for placements; this award confirms demand for that service through a framework call-off. The process identified SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable, so the requirement was not restricted to large providers. Headstart Residential Care Ltd, recorded as a large supplier, was selected for this call-off. The published information does not set out particular accreditations, staffing levels or detailed evaluation requirements, so specific thresholds cannot be inferred from this award.

## 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/11cb3dda-bdc5-4b93-b5fe-7cc5fc67b763 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 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 (Transport Service Area) |
| 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 | Headstart Residential 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

- 30 Sep 2026 at 11:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cb3dda-bdc5-4b93-b5fe-7cc5fc67b763

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11cb3dda-bdc5-4b93-b5fe-7cc5fc67b763
  30th 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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