Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Coventry City Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Lotus Foster Care Ltd SME, Progress Children's Services Limited SME, St Christophers Fellowship
- Value
- £2,750,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 048432-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Dec 2025
- Published26 May 2026Published 158 days after the contract date
Description
This framework is for the provision of foster care services across the West Midlands region. Coventry City Council is the lead local authority for this regional framework, which can be accessed by the 14 West Midland Local Authorities/Trusts. The West Midlands Regional Independent Fostering Agency Framework remains the primary means by which foster care homes are sourced in the region from the independent market. Over 80% of placements were made via the previous framework. Therefore this framework is central to the West Midlands Local Authorities and Children's Trusts' strategy for securing sufficient foster homes to meet need in the coming years. The initial term of the Framework is for the period of 4 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 3 years. This Contract Award Notice is in relation to the framework re-opening published on 17th October 2025.
About the suppliers
Lotus Foster Care Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11903013).
Progress Children's Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04014026).
St Christophers Fellowship: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00321509).