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title: "Fostering, Adoptions & Residential Children's Home Case Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ea0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Fostering, Adoptions & Residential Children's Home Case Management System

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ea0

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a secure online case-management system for its fostering, adoption and residential children’s home services. The requirement is for CHARMS, a social-care system supporting the management of cases across these three service areas. This is software supply, rather than a contract for care delivery. The buyer is the local council, and the service is for its work in Northamptonshire. The system’s secure online delivery is central to the requirement; the procurement description does not set out further functional or technical specifications.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to r Social Care Network Solutions Limited. The award was made on 1 October 2026, and the contract was signed on that date. Its value is £321,600. The arrangement runs for an initial three years, with an option for one additional year. West Northamptonshire Council used a direct award through the G-Cloud 14 framework, without a prior competition. The award criteria recorded for the single requirement were price. One bid was recorded. The lot is marked cancelled in the tender information, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the published outcome is an active award to the named supplier.

This award shows demand from West Northamptonshire Council for a secure, online case-management product specifically covering fostering, adoption and residential children’s home services. Suppliers competing for a future requirement of this kind would need an established system suited to social-care casework across all three areas, with secure online access and the ability to support the council’s operational case-management needs. The selected product was CHARMS, so credible competitors would need to demonstrate comparable functionality and a clear fit with these services. The council used the G-Cloud 14 framework route and made a direct award; suppliers seeking to compete for similar work should therefore be positioned to supply through the applicable framework and meet its terms. The recorded evaluation basis was price, making competitive pricing relevant alongside a strong product fit.

## Notice

Secure online case management system for fostering, adoption and residential care services awarded on a 3 + 1 on G cloud 14

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award of G cloud 14 agreement for 3 years plus and additional year for the supply of CHARMS - Fostering, Adoptions & Residential Children's Home Case Management System

Options: there is an option for 1 additional year at the end of the initial 3 year term

### Procurement Information

The contract was awarded via GCA G-Cloud 14 framework in accordance with the framework rules permitting direct award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100318-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| 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 | £321,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | r Social Care Network Solutions Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100318-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westnorthants.gov.uk

## Provenance

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