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Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)

Hampshire County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 09:11.

Opportunity overview

Hampshire County Council's Children Services Directorate is seeking to commission a range of IFA (independent fostering agencies) to support our looked after children cohort. This is a multi lot call off which will cover fostering arrangements for; • Standard Foster Placements including Respite • Parent & Child Foster Placements • Children with Complex/Challenging Behaviours • Children with Disabilities/Complex Healthcare Needs • Separated Children The priority of any arrangements will be to secure Hampshire placements for Hampshire children and Young People to support with their education, training, contact, and in order to maintain other existing support networks such as friends and other family members. The call off will be open across the life of the contract so new suppliers can apply to join at any time and existing suppliers can apply for additional lots. Suppliers wishing to add lots should resubmit through intend updating their award questionnaire to select the additional lot(s) they are applying for and including an additional copy of the pricing schedule which only includes the new lot(s) and is clearly dated in the title. This is to ensure there is no confusion around pricing for existing lots. The Council will endeavour to evaluate new submissions and submissions for additional lots within 3 weeks.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Matched by number
Contract value
£3.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£3.3m
Award ID
14
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04764232
Location
Watford, UKH23, WD18 8AG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CS28607
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Competitive
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Hampshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-7586-PWLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHM-7586-PWLP

Address

Street Address
The Castle, High Street
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO238UJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
Id
GB-COH-04764232

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04764232

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1097940

Address

Street Address
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road
Locality
Watford
Postal Code
WD18 8AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
14
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04764232
Name
ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
14
Award ID
14
Title
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)- Standard Foster Placements - Action for Children
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
7 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
7 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
A further period or periods of up to four (4) years (each such extension together with any such extensions, being the "Extension Period"), up to a maximum Agreement Period of eight (8) years.

Value

Including VAT
3,250,000
Amount
3,250,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084591-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Sept 2026, 16:34
Format
text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
framework
Scheme
ocid
Identifier
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe75

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Winchester · UKJ36 · SO238UJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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