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Published 16 May 2025, 11:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

25075 Childrens fostering / residential framework

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Planned pipeline value£315,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Cambridgeshire County Council is part of Commission East, which is a partnership of all 11 Local Authorities in the Eastern Region. Our aim is to create a unified regional voice and foster genuine collaboration with providers.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire County Council is part of Commission East, which is a partnership of all 11 Local Authorities in the Eastern Region. Our aim is to create a unified regional voice and foster genuine collaboration with providers. As part of this approach, we intend to co-design and implement a regional framework for Residential and Fostering services.

You can find out more information and contact details for Commission East here: improvementeast.org.uk/commission-east/ ↗

Our intention is to:

  • Build a transparent, co-produced regional commissioning framework
  • Share learning and good practice across the region and beyond
  • Create a culture of innovation and co-design to develop a responsive care system

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2037 with extensions
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “25075 Childrens fostering / residential framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 May 2025, 11:21 BST
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
Authority reference
25075
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004865
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051592 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

16 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 May 2025, 11:21 BST
  2. Tender notice expected370 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Latest notice published290 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
  4. Market engagement282 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

    The first market engagement event will be on 28 January 2026 online:

    11:30 - 12:45 - Fostering

    13:00 - 14:15 - Residential

    You are welcome to join both calls or simply attend the one most relevant to you.

    This will be an opportunity to learn about, and help shape, the commissioning of fostering and children's residential homes with Eastern Region Local Authorities.

    For more information about the project and engagement sessions please get in touch with Commission East via their Contact Us page: improvementeast.org.uk/contact-us/ ↗

    Or email: easternregioncib@norfolk.gov.uk

  5. Today
    7 Nov 2026
  6. Contract startsin 144 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    16 May 2025, 11:21 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 09:25 GMT
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 15:40 GMT
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 14:09 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (2)

Notice edited to include information about further opportunities for preliminary market engagement

Commission East have decided to change upcoming meeting from face-to-face to online. Notice updated to reflect.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure