Coming up· published 3 Jun 2025
Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After PDPS - Lot 4 Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted)
London Borough of Newham · Newham, London
London Borough of Newham is planning this contract. It is a dynamic for other health and social care in Newham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 10:10
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Newham is planning this contract. It is a dynamic for other health and social care in Newham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 3 June 2025. The notice number is 029437-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052b58.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Newham is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process under the title "Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and involves the provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted.
The procurement is part of the broader pseudo-dynamic purchasing system (PDPS) and will be conducted virtually, with a Meet The Buyer Event scheduled for 15th July 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 am. The virtual Meet The Buyer Event provides an ideal setting for enterprises to engage directly with commissioning bodies, ask pertinent questions, and gain insights into the tender process.
Providers experienced in fostering services, particularly those adept at navigating Ofsted regulations, would find this tender particularly beneficial for growth and partnership with a reputable local authority.
The notice in full
Newham Council is holding a virtual Meet The Buyer Event on Tuesday 15th July 2025 at 10:00 - 11:00 am.
The event will be an opportunity for organisation interested in joining Newham Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) Lot 4, Round 4 Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted to clarify key requirements of the PDPS tender process and share general feedback on issues identified during tender process thus far.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Organisations will also be given the opportunity to ask commissioners any questions. If organisations have any questions, please note them on Eventbrite when registering for a ticket for the event and these will be addressed during the event. All questions and answers will be shared with attendees.
Following the event all information shared and any questions and answers will be shared with all attendees and published as part of the tender documents in the latest published Round on Fusion The market engagement event will take place on Tuesday 15th July 2025 at 10:00 - 11:00 am. To register for the event please click on the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/newham-pdps-meet-the-buyer-event-for-fostering-tickets-1356994650529?aff=oddtdtcreator
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Dynamic
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 029437-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052b58
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Newham
- Town
- East London
- Postcode
- E16 2QU
- Electoral ward
- Royal Albert
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Delivery area
- Hackney and Newham
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Hackney and Newham
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Newham
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, E16 2QU · London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Eventbrite.co.ukeventbrite.co.uk/e/newham-pdps-meet-the-buyer-event-for-foste…
- Find-tender.service.gov.ukfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015180-2025
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029437-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052b58 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes… tender open?
London Borough of Newham has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes…?
London Borough of Newham, based in Newham, London.
How do I bid for Meet The Buyer Event for Newham PDPS Lot 4, Round 4 for: (Commissioning Homes…?
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What to do next
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