Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 28 Oct 2026, 15:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Dial4Care Children's Home Spot Placement

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£606,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Dial4care Recruitment Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Spot Care Home Placement for a CYP with complex needs.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

85300000 Social work and related services 85311000 Social work services with accommodation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
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: 28 Oct 2026, 15:02 GMT
Last source update: 28 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102296
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0792a8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: User Choice Contract - Childrens Social Care Placement

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Oct 2026, 15:02 GMT
UK5
Contract details notice published
28 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £606,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dial4care Recruitment LtdSMEDial4Care -Spot Placement28 Oct 2026 – 21 Apr 2027	£606,000	—	Awarded
Dial4care Recruitment LtdSME	£606,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Dial4care Recruitment LtdSME
Signed
28 Oct 2026
Value
£606,000
Period
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 1 · Dial4care Recruitment LtdSME
Signed
27 Oct 2026
Value
£606,000
Period
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Apr 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DIAL4CARE RECRUITMENT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08268027GB-PPON: PYHD-7128-ZXPV 2nd Floor Offices, Bedford, East of England, MK40 3JJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 16:48 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 15:02 GMT