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Published 23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Fostering Agencies · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)

3 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£13,770,000total for 3 lots · £16,524,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term 4 yrsends 2 Feb 2030 · up to 2 Feb 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This framework will consist of Agencies covering Foster Carers that can deliver Fostering Services for children aged 0-18 years and must comply with all relevant legislation and local authority policies regarding fostering and child welfare. Published lot titles: Standard Support; Therapeutic Support; Parent and Child.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This framework will consist of Agencies covering Foster Carers that can deliver Fostering Services for children aged 0-18 years and must comply with all relevant legislation and local authority policies regarding fostering and child welfare.

  • How the procedure runs: restricted process

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£13,770,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Standard SupportRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£10,203,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 2 Feb 2032 with extensionsValue: £10,203,000 exc. VAT · £12,243,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: option of a 2 year extension
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.

    shortlisting
Lot #2Therapeutic SupportRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£2,239,200
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 2 Feb 2032 with extensionsValue: £2,239,200 exc. VAT · £2,687,040 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: option of a 2 year extension
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.

    shortlisting
Lot #3Parent and ChildRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1,327,800
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 2 Feb 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,327,800 exc. VAT · £1,593,360 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: option of a 2 year extension
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.

    shortlisting

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Condition of participation

    A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
Authority reference
6383
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067922
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2bc Find a Tender
How it runs

restricted process

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: London Tenders Portal
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Requests to participate (first stage)
17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.londontenders.org ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published374 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
  2. Submission deadline349 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by286 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts273 days ago
    2 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Bexley

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPHT-3331-XPPM Civic Offices Watling Street, Bexleyheath, London, DA67ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender