Tender

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placements.

  • Lincolnshire County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060431

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a3d7

Published 29 September 2025, 11:36am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lincolnshire County Council

County Offices, Newland

Lincoln

LN1 1YL

Contact

Miss Dominique Heron

Email

dominique.heron@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1522553609

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com

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

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placements.

Reference number

DN792270

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning an Open Select List for the provision of placements for all Independent Placements;

* Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS)

* Independent Residential Care

* Independent Foster Care (IFA)

* Supported Accommodation

* Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD)

* Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning an Open Select List for the provision of placements for all Independent Placements;

* Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS)

* Independent Residential Care

* Independent Foster Care (IFA)

* Supported Accommodation

* Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD)

* Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD)

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

End date

30 September 2027

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

22 October 2025

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English