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Request for Information for Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs)

Social work and related services
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
Published value
£4,680,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: The North Yorkshire Council: "Request for Information for Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs)". Published status: planning. Published value: £4,680,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe North Yorkshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£4,680,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The North Yorkshire Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The North Yorkshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
12Bids / Report
5.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITEDTop vendor: 32.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 464 active published awards; 17 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED1 win£699,970
TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED1 win£433,676
Apex Solutions Yorkshire LTD1 win£375,000
Wilf Noble Construction & Plant Hire Ltd2 wins£198,623
Telent Technology Services Limited1 win£197,506
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe North Yorkshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055c2a
What is being bought
North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from providers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement, to understand the range of potential solutions available in the market, and to assist with drafting a potential future tender specification for the provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs). The Authority is seeking to procure a framework, under Light Touch Regime, of high-quality Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) to support the delivery of safe, stable and nurturing foster placements for children and young people across the county with the aim of ensuring that the Authority has access to a diverse and responsive pool of foster carers through external providers, complementing the Authority’s in-house provision.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0000
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Procedure published
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. engagement
    1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST · scheduled
    https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95620&B=
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The North Yorkshire Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNXY-8263-XCNL
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  • The North Yorkshire Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PNXY-8263-XCNL
    County Hall, Racecourse Lane,, Northallerton, UKE22, DL7 8AD, GB
    Laura.baxter@northyorks.gov.uk
    +44 1609780780
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published