--- title: "Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 2 Rd 8" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM" published: "2026-02-19" --- # Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 2 Rd 8 Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f0e2.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Newham is actively seeking to establish a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the provision of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation, and support services. Specifically, this initiative encompasses regulated services like Children's Homes and Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) overseen by Ofsted, targeted towards looked-after children, care leavers, and vulnerable young people. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with the tender process initiated on 8th December 2025 and fashioning opportunities through an open procedure. The procurement stage currently involves tender updates, with crucial dates amended to 24th March 2026 for related submissions, reflecting an adaptive schedule. Located in London, UKI41, this opportunity aligns with transparency and equal treatment principles per Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Interested suppliers must submit bids electronically via the Fusion procurement portal, which handles submissions in English. This tender offers a valuable opportunity for businesses with expertise in health and social work services aimed at supporting vulnerable youth populations. Firms specialising in children's care, semi-independent living, supported lodgings, and fostering services will find profitable prospects in this PDPS. Local businesses or consortiums with relevant experience can join at any stage, as the process accommodates submissions throughout its lifecycle, adapting through multiple rounds. As the PDPS accommodates evolving service needs, it rewards those able to consistently meet regulatory standards and effectively address the social service requirements of the London Borough of Newham. The Council’s comprehensive approach facilitates long-term business growth for suppliers who can deliver robust, compliant services, ensuring continual engagement due to its dynamic, flexible bid acceptance model. ## Notice The London Borough of Newham wishes to establish a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the supply of services in respect of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation and support services. The services include: Lot 1: Provision of Semi-Independent Living Services - already established Lot 2: Provision of Children's Homes regulated by Ofsted - already established Lot 3: Provision of Supported Lodgings Lot 4: Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted These services will be available to looked after children, care leavers and young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness . Potential Suppliers are invited to Tender for one or more of the Lots. This PDPS is open for use to the following (and subject to Section 3 Scope of Agreement of LAC PDPS Agreement Processor): * any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made The Procurement is being procured by the Authority for the benefit of the Authority and the Partner Organisations. The procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (Suppliers). The Authority has created a tender process outlined below, as part of the PDPS applying the award criteria specified in this contract notice. Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may submit a Bid in response to this ITT. The Council is using the one stage procedure for admission onto the PDPS The Light Touch PDPS will be conducted in staged Rounds. Rounds will open and close throughout the lifetime of the PDPS at the Authorities discretion. Following on from this, each Round will be open to new or previously unsuccessful Suppliers to submit their bid. A new Round will be opened within 48 hours (excluding bank holidays and weekends) of a Round closing. Please note from time to time there may be a further delay in opening a new Round within the stated 48 hours. This means that applications can be submitted throughout the duration of the PDPS, but the Council will only process the applications as and when the round is closed. Please note the length of Rounds will vary throughout the lifetime of the PDPS. The Council intends to publish further opportunities as part of its Rounds, during the lifetime of the PDPS, relating to Children's commissioned care, accommodation and support services, for example the Provision of Supported Lodgings and the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted. Further Rounds will be communicated within the tender documents at time of publication. Any changes to the procurement Timetable shall be notified to all Tenderers as soon as practicable A Supplier wanting to join the PDPS will be required to apply through the Council's procurement e-tendering portal; Fusion. Suppliers who are unsuccessful in a specific Round may apply to be admitted to the PDPS in a subsequent or later Round The Council will add Potential Suppliers to the PDPS throughout its duration, providing Potential Suppliers meet the requirement as outlined in the ITT and submit an Application, which is found to be compliant. Please see Additional Information in Section VI for timescale and value of the PDPS. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Please see Additional Information in Section VI for timescale and value of the PDPS. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015241-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E16 2QU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Royal Albert | | Westminster constituency | West Ham and Beckton | | Delivery location | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2026 at 13:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015241-2026 - 8 Dec 2025 at 14:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080665-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made - https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/redwood/supplier-registration/register-supplier/register-supplier-verification - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075119-2025/EXTLINK ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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