Official UK procurement notice
Urgent Childrens Placement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)
Awarded value£81,692published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Fostering Support Group Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWaiver - Urgency Reasons - Urgent placement needed - search went out to both on and off framework
providers and this was the best match in the timeframe that the placement was needed. Evidence attached shows search conducted, confirmation of placement and funding approval from Head of Service
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 30 Jan 2026, 13:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 13:21 GMT
- Authority reference
C BBC CH 07314- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008465- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612fdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Jan 2026, 13:21 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £81,6921 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fostering Support Group LtdSME | £81,692 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Fostering Support Group LtdSME
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £81,692
- Period
- 3 Dec 2025 – 1 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fostering Support Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender