Awarded· 17 Dec 2025
Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Positive Futures Support Care
2025
Contract starts
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:29
View noticeNext
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Positive Futures Support Care. It was awarded on 17 December 2025. The contract value is £550,000. The contract runs from 18 December 2025 to 5 December 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 January 2026. The notice number is 002362-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0603e6.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for a "Residential (Spot) Placement - Children's Services" was managed by Bedford Borough Council, a public authority classified under sub-central government in the UK. The project is situated in the region of Bedford, UKH24. This direct procurement, classified under the "services" industry category and described as "Below threshold - without competition," concluded successfully with the completion of the award on 12th January 2026.
The associated contract started on 18th December 2025 and is set to end on 5th December 2026, with an agreement signed on 17th December 2025 for a gross contract value of £660,000. The procurement process, initiated under urgency reasons, covers social work and related services and involves delivery within Bedford.
The contract with Positive Futures Support Care Limited, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in Liverpool, exemplifies the type of supplier suited for such contracts.
The notice in full
Waiver - Urgency Reasons Residential (Spot) Placements Childrens Services
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 18 Dec 2025 to 5 Dec 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Positive Futures Support Care
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £550,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 002362-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0603e6
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Electoral ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- 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
- Positive Futures Support Care
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services
Who won the Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Positive Futures Support Care on 17 December 2025. It is due to end on 5 December 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services contract worth?
The contract value is £550,000. The contract runs from 18 December 2025 to 5 December 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens Services?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East.
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