Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Luton Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Foster Care Link Ltd SME, St Christopher's Fellowship
- Value
- £118,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2026
- Published23 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Luton, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Councils are working collaboratively to re-open and expand the Approved Provider List (APL) for Independent Fostering Agencies to serve all authorities. The APL will support the authorities to deliver suitable foster care placements at the right time, in the right location and with the right support, to improve the overall outcomes for children looked after. We are seeking independent Foster Care provision must be in in Beds/Herts and surrounding areas eg Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire. Providers must be Ofsted registered as Good or Outstanding and act in accordance with the guidance contained in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) and any subsequent guidance. An Approved Provider List (APL) was commissioned in 2025 and this is a re-opening of the APL to allow further providers to join. This is being procured under the Light Touch Regime under Public Contract Regulations 2015 as the orig…
About the suppliers
Foster Care Link Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04743655).
St Christopher's Fellowship: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00321509).