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# Northamptonshire Children's Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-coh-12430084). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Northamptonshire Children's Trust is a Other public body based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 16 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Northamptonshire Children's Trust
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-12430084` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 16
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £309m (median award: £19m) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHILDREN'S TRUST LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-coh-12430084

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (40%), Framework: 2 (40%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (20%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 3 (60%), Open: 2 (40%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 5 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Flexi Direct Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/flexi-direct-ltd-coh-11423407):** 2 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[Rainbow Direct Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rainbow-direct-care-ltd-coh-10810179):** 2 procedures (9 awards)
3. **[Caredom Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caredom-healthcare-limited-coh-11847758):** 2 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[EJC Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ejc-group-ltd-coh-09446033):** 2 procedures (9 awards)
5. **[3BN CARE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/3bn-care-ltd-coh-13593385):** 2 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[The Twilight Care Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-twilight-care-group-limited-coh-13090966):** £252m · [Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-for-the-provision-of-homes-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-05140c)
2. **[The Twilight Care Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-twilight-care-group-limited-coh-13090966):** £19m · [Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-for-the-provision-of-homes-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-05140c)
3. **[Bright Starts Childcare Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bright-starts-childcare-group-GB-COH-2774740):** £19m · [Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-for-the-provision-of-homes-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-0544c1)
4. **[Priority Care Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/priority-care-services-ltd-coh-13406313):** £19m · [Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-for-the-provision-of-homes-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-0544c1)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Northamptonshire Children's Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-coh-12430084#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northamptonshire-children-s-trust-coh-12430084
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt