Official UK procurement notice
Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning an Open Select List for the provision of placements for all Independent Placements;
- Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS)
- Independent Residential Children's Homes
- Independent Foster Care (IFA)
- Supported Accommodation
- Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD)
- Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD)
- Alternative Provision
This is the final re-opening in the current 5-year cycle, which started on 1st September 2027, and will run to 31st August 2027.
The Open Select List procurement is itself no guarantee of business; suppliers who are evaluated as eligible to join the list will be sent appropriate independent placement referrals before the rest of the market and are able to submit their response/offer which is then evaluated on it's merits (see document 1a which details the process).
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,000,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2025, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
LCC1891- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3d7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST
Timeline
21 Sept 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 14:55 BST
- Contract starts35 days ago22 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Status changed to complete11 Nov 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Nov 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Status changed to active21 Sept 2026, 14:55 BST
- Deadline moved to 21 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST21 Sept 2026, 14:55 BST+365 days · was 22 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN, AnnicareSME, Bleep 360 Care LimitedSME, Bright Lives CareSME, Canaries Solutions Limited, Cavalry HealthcareSME +15 morejoint award | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072858-2025-DN792270-1 · ACTION FOR CHILDREN, AnnicareSME, Bleep 360 Care LimitedSME, Bright Lives CareSME, Canaries Solutions Limited, Cavalry HealthcareSME +15 more
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
21 commercial parties on the notice- Action for ChildrenAwarded supplier
- AnnicareAwarded supplier
- Bleep 360 Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- Bright Lives CareAwarded supplier
- Canaries Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
- Care Plas Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Cavalry HealthcareAwarded supplier
- Cedars ChildcareAwarded supplier
- Cera Care Operations LtdAwarded supplier
- Fidelis Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Show 11 more suppliers
- Firbanks Supported LivingAwarded supplier
- Fosse Support ServicesAwarded supplier
- Joy Tender Loving Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Meadows Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Nightingale Noble LtdAwarded supplier
- Priority Care Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Rabah Concept LimitedAwarded supplier
- Silomarg LtdAwarded supplier
- T-Junction Children's ServicesAwarded supplier
- Vera Chilly Consultancy Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Young People FirstAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.