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Published 10 Apr 2026, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coram BAAF Membership · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£42,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN (FORMERLY FOUNDLING HOSPITAL)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of membership to Coram BAAF to allow Leicestershire County Council to access fostering and adoption resources. Membership allows the Council to use Coram BAAF forms for fostering and adoption, which ensures the forms are both regulatory and legally complaint. Updates on revised paperwork and guidance notes for completion are also included in the membership.

This contract has been directly awarded to Coram BAAF on the basis that they are the only organisation that nationally publishes legally compliant health and social work forms and offer updates on revised paperwork and guidance notes. They are widely used by local authorities unless the local authority produce their own forms.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2026, 15:34 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2026, 15:34 BST
Authority reference
DN809922
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032921
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068039 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 15:34 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £42,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN (FORMERLY FOUNDLING HOSPITAL)VCSE£42,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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