Official UK procurement notice
CSC26180 Form F Fostering Assessments
Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.1. Torbay Council is seeking to establish a supply arrangement for approximately 20 Form F (Fostering Assessment) assignments for a period of 12 months. These opportunities may arise anywhere across the UK, so we are looking to engage agencies with national reach, operational flexibility, and robust internal quality assurance processes. 1.2. The Supplier will be expected to provide suitably qualified social work professionals to undertake these assessments. Form F Assessors must hold a recognised social work qualification, maintain professional social work registration, and have a minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in assessment work. 1.3. The Supplier will be expected to provide Quality Assurance Leads who hold a recognised social work qualification, maintain professional social work registration, and have at least five years' post-qualification experience in assessment and quality assurance.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Oct 2026, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 11:25 BST
- Authority reference
CSC26180- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094172- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07817cFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quickline recruitmentSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CSC26180 Form F Fostering Assessments · Quickline recruitmentSME
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 28 Sept 2026 — 27 Sept 2027 · up to 27 Sept 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 month extension permitted
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published6 Oct 2026, 11:25 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Quickline recruitmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender