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Awarded· 27 Nov 2024

IFA Placement (Spot)

Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East

Bedford Borough Council has awarded IFA Placement (Spot). It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

    Three Circles Fostering

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:30

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About this tender

In brief

Bedford Borough Council has awarded IFA Placement (Spot). It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Three Circles Fostering. It was awarded on 27 November 2024. The contract value is £252,486.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 April 2025. The notice number is 014043-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe3.

Summary of the contracting process

Bedford Borough Council has completed a procurement process for an IFA Placement (Spot) under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services. The procurement, classified under CPV code 85000000, involved a waiver for urgency reasons without prior publication of a call for competition, and was executed as a limited procurement method.

The contract was awarded to Three Circles Fostering Limited, a Cheshire-based SME, on 27th November 2024, with a contract value of £252,486. This procurement spanned multiple regions across the UK, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. SMEs like Three Circles Fostering Limited, which successfully secured the contract, can leverage such procurements to expand their market reach and operational capacity.

The notice in full

IFA Placement (Spot) - Waiver

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Waiver

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Three Circles Fostering
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£252,486

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
014043-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffe3
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Bedford Borough Council is based in Bedford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bedford
Town
Milton Keynes
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Electoral ward
Cauldwell
Constituency
Bedford
Delivery area
North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Region
East
Sub-region
Bedford
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Bedford Borough Council
Category
Services
Contact
Katie Watson
Address
Bedford, MK42 9AP · East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Three Circles Fostering
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about IFA Placement (Spot)

Who won the IFA Placement (Spot) contract?

Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Three Circles Fostering on 27 November 2024.

How much is the IFA Placement (Spot) contract worth?

The contract value is £252,486.

Who is the buyer for IFA Placement (Spot)?

Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East. The named contact is Katie Watson.

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