Awarded· 12 Feb 2025
Independent Fostering Agency Placement
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Independent Fostering Agency Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Stepping Stones Fostering
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:16
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About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Independent Fostering Agency Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Stepping Stones Fostering. It was awarded on 12 February 2025. The contract value is £83,600.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 April 2025. The notice number is 016968-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05077a.
Summary of the contracting process
The recent contracting process spearheaded by Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, United Kingdom, focused on the provision of health and social work services under the title "Independent Fostering Agency Placement." This procurement, classified under the industry category of services, was initiated under extreme urgency due to unforeseeable events affecting the contracting authority.
The process utilised a limited procurement method, specifically an award without prior publication of a call for competition, culminating in a contract awarded on 12th February 2025, with a total value of £83,600. Covering multiple regions across the UK, the procurement has moved past the completion stage with the contract status being active.
The award was specifically made to Stepping Stones Fostering Ltd, a small to medium enterprise located in London, UK. It also highlights the potential for SMEs to secure public contracts, ultimately fostering competitiveness and diversification in the market.
The notice in full
Independent Fostering Agency Placement - Waiver urgency reasons
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Waiver - Urgency reasons
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Stepping Stones 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
- £83,600
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
- 016968-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05077a
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bedford Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedford, MK42 9AP · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Stepping Stones Fostering
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Independent Fostering Agency Placement
Who won the Independent Fostering Agency Placement contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Stepping Stones Fostering on 12 February 2025.
How much is the Independent Fostering Agency Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £83,600.
Who is the buyer for Independent Fostering Agency Placement?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East.
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