Official UK procurement notice
Independent Fostering Agencies · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)
This framework will consist of Agencies covering Foster Carers that can deliver Fostering Services for children aged 0-18 years and must comply with all relevant legislation and local authority policies regarding fostering and child welfare. Published lot titles: Standard Support; Therapeutic Support; Parent and Child.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework will consist of Agencies covering Foster Carers that can deliver Fostering Services for children aged 0-18 years and must comply with all relevant legislation and local authority policies regarding fostering and child welfare.
- How the procedure runs: restricted process
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£13,770,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Standard SupportRenewalPublished value£10,203,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
Lot #2Therapeutic SupportRenewalPublished value£2,239,200
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
Lot #3Parent and ChildRenewalPublished value£1,327,800
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
6383- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067922- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2bcFind a Tender
- How it runs
restricted process
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published374 days ago23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
- Submission deadline349 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by286 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts273 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender