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Official procurement procedure
Supporting Stability and Sufficiency of children in care placements
Health and social work services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Derbyshire County Council: "Supporting Stability and Sufficiency of children in care placements". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Derbyshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Derbyshire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Derbyshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
ELITE SYSTEMS (GB) LIMITEDTop vendor: 54% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 191 active published awards; 8 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| ELITE SYSTEMS (GB) LIMITED | 1 win | £1,714,890 |
| University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust | 1 win | £401,134 |
| KNOWLEDGE CHANGE ACTION LTD | 1 win | £390,000 |
| CADANTIS ASSOCIATES LTD | 1 win | £300,000 |
| PRESCRIBING SERVICES LTD | 1 win | £144,986 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDerbyshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT | Last source update10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0603fc | ||
What is being bought
Market engagement event
Derbyshire County Council has over 1000 children in care. Approximately 50% of these children in care are in placements sourced through external providers, within residential, fostering and supported accommodation.
This is an opportunity for OFSTED registered providers to support in the delivery of Good and Outstanding quality, stable and local placements to the Council's Children in Care.
The Council is committed to driving a dynamic, outcomes focused, child-centred placement market, which offers good value, quality and choice. The Council also aim to ensure that the right placement is found the first time, on time, every time and to deliver statutory duties. The Council is wanting to develop partnerships that will help the Council's Commissioners and Providers to address areas of sufficiency and establish a clear and
strategic sense of direction for future provision within Derbyshire.
The Council would welcome responses from foster care providers, residential providers, and supported accommodation providers to work with the Council to find creative solutions for Derbyshire's Children in Care.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT - Status changed to planning
12 Jan 2026, 16:04 GMT - Official notice release published
12 Jan 2026, 16:04 GMT - Buyer information updated
12 Jan 2026, 16:04 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT - Procedure published
10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT - engagement
16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledProvider Engagement event The event will be held on Monday 16th March 2026 10am -12.30pm (commencing at 10.30am). The event will be held at Lea Green, Main Road, Lea, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5GJ The event is about Supporting Stability and Sufficiency of children in care placements. The event is only for providers who are OFSTED registered for Children within Derbyshire (and neighbouring areas). In order to be eligible to attend the event, OFSTED registrations must either be complete now and the service in place, or for the OFSTED registration to be completed by the tender return date (estimated November 2026) at the latest (as providers without this will not be eligible to apply for the contract). Please RSVP by 9th March 2026 to ellena.outram@derbyshire.gov.uk
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Derbyshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWZQ-2162-JJQLDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 10 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |