Urgent placement needed for Child - asylum seeker

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Awarded value£135,720published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Lotus Foster Care Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Waiver - Urgency - Urgent placement needed for Child - asylum seeker

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

85300000 Social work and related services

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: 31 Oct 2025, 09:53 GMT
Last source update: 31 Oct 2025, 09:53 GMT
Authority reference: C BBC CH 07157
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-069952
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d79e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
31 Oct 2025, 09:53 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £135,7201 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lotus Foster Care Ltd	£135,720 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Lotus Foster Care Ltd
Signed
21 Aug 2025
Value
£135,720
Period
22 Aug 2025 – 22 Aug 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lotus Foster Care LtdAwarded supplier 35 Bedser Drive,, Greenford,, London, UB6 0SEContact 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 Tender31 Oct 2025, 09:53 GMT