--- title: "CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Lincolnshire County Council" published: "2026-08-17" --- # 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-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94.json) ## Summary Lincolnshire County Council commissioned support in a residential children’s home under its independent placement arrangements. The requirement is a children’s services placement, covering the provision of care and support for children living in a residential setting. It falls within health and social work services, with additional community, social and personal services classification. Delivery is in the East Midlands, associated with the Lincoln area. This is relevant to residential children’s home providers, independent placement organisations and care operators able to deliver supported accommodation and related services for children. The council is the purchasing organisation, while the selected provider is based in Rochdale. The opportunity is categorised as a service rather than goods or works. The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. Bids closed at 12:00 on 10 November 2025. Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Meadows Care Ltd on 13 August 2026. The awarded value is £0 GBP. The contract runs from 13 August 2026 to 31 August 2027. The underlying tender was for the re-opening of the Open Select List 2025 for independent placements, and this call-off concerns one residential children’s home placement requirement. The award is active, with Meadows Care Ltd named as the supplier. The procurement is marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. This award shows that Lincolnshire County Council uses a selective framework call-off route to secure independent residential placements for children. Businesses well placed for a comparable requirement would be established residential children’s home operators or specialist independent placement providers with the operational capacity to support children in a residential setting and manage delivery in the Lincolnshire and wider East Midlands area. The procurement is explicitly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller care organisations and mission-led providers may be credible participants alongside larger operators. Experience delivering residential children’s care, maintaining an appropriate home environment and providing reliable placement support would be central to competing when this type of requirement returns to the market. ## 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/ab8abe56-ac06-43fb-8975-12ea9640faf9 | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 13 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 | Meadows Care Limited | ## 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 - 17 Aug 2026 at 09:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab8abe56-ac06-43fb-8975-12ea9640faf9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab8abe56-ac06-43fb-8975-12ea9640faf9 17th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/ Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a843b57c-3053-4bbd-819c-407277c2bc94.json.