Planning

Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After PDPS - Lot 4 Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted)

  • London Borough of Newham

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029437

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052b58

Published 3 June 2025, 11:10am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Newham

Newham Dockside

London

E162QU

Email

procurement.support@newham.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.newham.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After PDPS - Lot 4 Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Newham Council is holding a virtual Meet The Buyer Event on Tuesday 15th July 2025 at 10:00 - 11:00 am.

The event will be an opportunity for organisation interested in joining Newham Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) Lot 4, Round 4 Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted to clarify key requirements of the PDPS tender process and share general feedback on issues identified during tender process thus far.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Organisations will also be given the opportunity to ask commissioners any questions. If organisations have any questions, please note them on Eventbrite when registering for a ticket for the event and these will be addressed during the event. All questions and answers will be shared with attendees. Following the event all information shared and any questions and answers will be shared with all attendees and published as part of the tender documents in the latest published Round on Fusion

The market engagement event will take place on Tuesday 15th July 2025 at 10:00 - 11:00 am. To register for the event please click on the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/newham-pdps-meet-the-buyer-event-for-fostering-tickets-1356994650529?aff=oddtdtcreator

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

15 July 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract Notice for Lot 4, Round 4 that is currently open:

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015180-2025