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    ContractsNorthamptonshire Children's Trust: Pre-Market Engagement Event for Independent Fostering and Children's Homes Services
    Open tender

    Northamptonshire Children's Trust: Pre-Market Engagement Event for Independent Fostering and Children's Homes Services

    Contract value
    £36m
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Northamptonshire Children's Trust invites fostering agencies and children's home providers to a pre-market engagement event on 23 October to learn about the reopened Dynamic Purchasing System for independent fostering and residential care services.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East MidlandsPublished 15 Oct 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £36m
    Published 15 Oct 2026

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £36,000,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East Midlands

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 3 weeks ago.

    15 October 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Northamptonshire Children's Trust is reopening its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes services. This pre-market engagement event invites residential children's home providers and independent fostering agencies who are not currently on the framework to learn about the DPS reopening process, future commissioning plans, and how to participate in upcoming procurement opportunities. Event Details: Date: Friday 23 October, 2:00pm-3:00pm Venue: Microsoft Teams Registration: https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ioNHCy6kBCYGYBwHZfm0sxUIIV?domain=forms.cloud.microsoft The session will cover: - Overview of the DPS reopening process - Future commissioning intentions - Q&A and feedback opportunities - Information on participating in future procurement This DPS commenced 1 February 2024 with an initial term of 4 years 2 months (until 31 March 2028) plus an option to extend for up to 3 additional years (until 31 March 2031). Services are categorized across two lots: Lot 1 covers Independent Fostering Agency placements (6 categories including standard, enhanced, complex needs, emergency, transition, and parent-child placements), and Lot 2 covers Children's Homes placements (4 categories including standard, specialist, complex needs, and emergency homes). Providers may apply for one or more lots and categories. The Light Touch Regime applies to all services under this DPS.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07885f

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