Independent Fostering Agencies
Buyer: Hampshire County Council
- Published
- 17 December 2025
- Estimated value
- £203,000,000
- Place of performance
- UKJ3
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 084037-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fe75
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85000000Health and social work services
Description
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. The new framework will as a minimum include 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 This list is not exhaustive and the framework will be flexible to capture additional fostering requirements that may emerge. The Framework is being established as a light touch framework using the flexibilities allowed under the Procurement Act 2023. The Framework will be open for the initial period as set out in paragraph 4.1. Following the initial award it will then be reopened in January 2026 and remain open for the initial term. The Council will run call offs to establish which suppliers can meet the different fostering arrangements before making individual placements to suppliers who have been awarded call off contracts. Further details can be seen in Annex 2 - Framework Overview Providers who have been accepted onto the Framework and…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| BANYA FAMILY PLACEMENT AGENCY LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| BLUE SKY FOSTERING LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE LTD | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| CAPSTONE FOSTER CARE (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| COMPASS FOSTERING SOUTH LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| Fair Ways Community Benefit Society | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| FAMILY PLACEMENT.COM LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
| FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED | £203,000,000 | 4 December 2025 |
Official publications
- FTS · 084037-2025 · 17 December 2025
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- The estimated value published by the buyer is £203,000,000.
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- The contracting authority is Hampshire County Council (United Kingdom).
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