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    ContractsFoster Care Provider Framework - Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Surrounding Areas
    Awarded contract

    Foster Care Provider Framework - Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Surrounding Areas

    Awarded
    £118m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Approved Provider List re-opening for Ofsted-registered independent foster care agencies serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 23 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £118m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £118,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      14 Apr 2026
      4 months ago
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    2 suppliers
    • FC
      FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
    Lead contractor
  1. SC
    ST CHRISTOPHER'S FELLOWSHIP
    Consortium partner
  2. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    23 Jun 2026Today14 Apr 2026

    Brief

    Luton, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Councils are seeking Independent Foster Care Agencies to join their Approved Provider List (APL). This is a re-opening of an existing framework commissioned in 2025, allowing additional qualified providers to register. Successful providers will deliver foster care placements across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and neighbouring regions including Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. Key Requirements: Providers must be Ofsted registered with a rating of Good or Outstanding, comply with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) and subsequent guidance, and operate in accordance with all relevant safeguarding standards. The framework aims to ensure children in local authority care receive suitable placements with appropriate support in their local area. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, LUTON COUNCIL has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED2× · 67%
    2. C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    f53f44d5-fe61-455f-a4aa-e1e2303f5b49-903098
    LC
    Buyer
    LUTON COUNCIL
    Sector
    Social Care