Independent Commissioner to support Adoption Pan Region Strategic Needs Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£77,328published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 11 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Nottingham City Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a commissioner for the completion of a Strategic Needs Assessment to underpin and develop pan-regional working and prepare for future devolvement of grant funding and the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) in relation to Post Order Adoption Support.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 85312000 Social work services without accommodation

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: Light touch regime
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: 12 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
Last source update: 12 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
Authority reference: CS0041
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022562
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0668ea Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
12 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £77,3281 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nottingham City Council	£77,328 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Nottingham City Council
Signed
11 Nov 2025
Value
£77,328 inc. VAT
Period
11 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nottingham City CouncilAwarded supplier Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Mar 2026, 16:46 GMT