Official UK procurement notice
25075 Childrens fostering / residential framework
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
Cambridgeshire County Council is part of Commission East, which is a partnership of all 11 Local Authorities in the Eastern Region. Our aim is to create a unified regional voice and foster genuine collaboration with providers.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridgeshire County Council is part of Commission East, which is a partnership of all 11 Local Authorities in the Eastern Region. Our aim is to create a unified regional voice and foster genuine collaboration with providers. As part of this approach, we intend to co-design and implement a regional framework for Residential and Fostering services.
You can find out more information and contact details for Commission East here: improvementeast.org.uk/commission-east/ ↗
Our intention is to:
- Build a transparent, co-produced regional commissioning framework
- Share learning and good practice across the region and beyond
- Create a culture of innovation and co-design to develop a responsive care system
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “25075 Childrens fostering / residential framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 11:21 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
- Authority reference
25075- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004865- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051592Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
16 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published16 May 2025, 11:21 BST
- Tender notice expected370 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published290 days ago20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
- Market engagement282 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
The first market engagement event will be on 28 January 2026 online:
11:30 - 12:45 - Fostering
13:00 - 14:15 - Residential
You are welcome to join both calls or simply attend the one most relevant to you.
This will be an opportunity to learn about, and help shape, the commissioning of fostering and children's residential homes with Eastern Region Local Authorities.
For more information about the project and engagement sessions please get in touch with Commission East via their Contact Us page: improvementeast.org.uk/contact-us/ ↗
Or email: [email protected]
- Today7 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 144 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Pipeline notice published16 May 2025, 11:21 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Dec 2025, 09:25 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Jan 2026, 15:40 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMTUK2
Published amendments (2)
Notice edited to include information about further opportunities for preliminary market engagement
Commission East have decided to change upcoming meeting from face-to-face to online. Notice updated to reflect.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender