Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 103203-2026
Northamptonshire Children's Trust: Provision of Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes for Children and Young People in our Care DPS (Reopening)
- Value
- £252m
- Closes
- 27 Nov 2026 (19 days)
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 2
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
Dynamic purchasing system (DPS): joining puts you on an approved list for future contracts. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Northamptonshire Children's Trust is reopening its approved-supplier list (a dynamic purchasing system) for independent fostering agencies and children's homes caring for children in its care, covering the East Midlands. A place on the list is the entry ticket to future placements, not guaranteed work; the list runs to 31 March 2028 with a possible extension to 31 March 2031, and the estimated value is £252,000,000.
Good fit for: Registered independent fostering agencies and children's home providers able to offer placements for children in care.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Northamptonshire Children's Trust (hereafter referred to as the "Children's Trust") is re-opening their Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of services in respect of this requirement. This specification covers providing Homes for Children and Young People in Our Care, Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes. The primary role of Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes is to provide homes to ensure children in our care have a place that is safe and suitable for their individual needs, where they are supported by people who care for them and about them to achieve their full potential, develop resilience, enjoy good health and wellbeing and develop into adulthood. The Children's Trust previously set up the DPS which commenced on 1st February 2024 with an initial term of 4 years and 2 months (i.e. to 31st March 2028), with an option to extend for up to an additional 3 years (until 31st March 2031). Services will be categorised by the following lots that are described further in the specification: Lot 1: Independent Fostering Agency placements for Children in Care - Category 1.1 - Standard - Category 1.2 - Enhanced - Category 1.3 - Complex Needs - Category 1.4 - Emergency - Category 1.5 - Transition to Family Care from Children's Homes - Category 1.6 - Parent and Child Lot 2: Children's Homes placements for Children in Care - Category 2.1 - Standard Homes - Category 2.2 - Specialist Homes - Category 2.3 - Complex Needs - Category 2.4 - Emergency Potential Providers can apply for one or more Lots and Categories. Please note: this contract originally started on 1st February 2024. The Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this DPS, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Getting the documents
procontract.due-north.com/Login (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: not stated. Published 30 Oct 2026.
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