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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: "2026-09-24"
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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-ed017564-f696-44c3-83c8-6ca1d335cf0f

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## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council commissioned support from an independent fostering agency as part of its children’s services placement arrangements. The requirement concerns fostering support for children placed through an independent provider, rather than general health or social care services. The procurement relates to Lincolnshire, with the buyer based in Lincoln; the listed delivery location is in the East Midlands. This call-off formed part of the council’s open select list for independent placements. The selected provider was UK Fostering Ltd.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to UK Fostering Ltd. The award date was 11 September 2026. The published award value is £0, so it does not indicate the contract’s payable value. The award period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; the tender’s stated contract period runs to 30 September 2027. The process was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with a submission deadline of 10 November 2025. The procurement was for services, and the recorded suitability flags say it was not suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process information.

This award shows Lincolnshire County Council buying independent fostering agency support through a selective call-off from its open select list. A future competitor for this same requirement would need to be an established fostering provider able to support children placed by the council and to deliver across Lincolnshire. The council marked this opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that suppliers of greater organisational scale were better aligned with this procurement. The award to UK Fostering Ltd provides evidence that an independent agency was selected for the requirement. Providers assessing similar work should consider whether they can operate within a framework-based call-off route and meet the delivery demands of the council’s independent placement services. No specific accreditation or technical qualification is evidenced here.

## Notice

Provision of support from an Independent Fostering Agency

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45ae7f0c-88f1-4a77-903a-fb385cb26ba7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 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 |
| 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 | UK Fostering |

## 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

- 24 Sep 2026 at 11:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45ae7f0c-88f1-4a77-903a-fb385cb26ba7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45ae7f0c-88f1-4a77-903a-fb385cb26ba7
  24th 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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