---
title: "IFA Placement (Spot)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe3"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-09"
---

# IFA Placement (Spot)

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe3

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## Summary

Bedford Borough Council has completed a procurement process for an IFA Placement (Spot) under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services. The procurement, classified under CPV code 85000000, involved a waiver for urgency reasons without prior publication of a call for competition, and was executed as a limited procurement method. The contract was awarded to Three Circles Fostering Limited, a Cheshire-based SME, on 27th November 2024, with a contract value of £252,486. This procurement spanned multiple regions across the UK, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those offering foster care and related services. SMEs like Three Circles Fostering Limited, which successfully secured the contract, can leverage such procurements to expand their market reach and operational capacity. Companies with experience in delivering high-quality social services can utilise these opportunities to grow their business by meeting urgent and high-priority needs specified by local authorities such as Bedford Borough Council.

## Notice

IFA Placement (Spot) - Waiver

### Procurement Information

Waiver - Urgency Reasons

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014043-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £252,486 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THREE CIRCLES FOSTERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Apr 2025 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014043-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bedford.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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