Awarded· 9 Dec 2025
Semi-Independent Placement
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Semi-Independent Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Psa Care
2025
Contract starts
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:31
View noticeNext
2027
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Semi-Independent Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Psa Care. It was awarded on 9 December 2025. The contract value is £63,000. The contract runs from 10 December 2025 to 15 January 2027. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002630-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-060496.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process was conducted by Bedford Borough Council for a project titled "Semi-Independent Placement" under the services category. Located in Bedford, UK, this procurement falls under the light touch regime and was executed using the direct procurement method, denoting a below threshold process without competition. The contracting process has reached the award stage, with the contract being signed on the 9th of December 2025.
The contract is active and spans from 10th December 2025 to 15th January 2027, with a total gross value of £75,600. The principal delivery region for this service is East of England, UK. As the procurement was a direct award to PSA Care Ltd, an SME based in Northampton, similar small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) might find such direct procurement opportunities beneficial for expanding their portfolio in public sector contracts.
The notice in full
Approved Waiver - Urgency Reasons
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
- 10 Dec 2025 to 15 Jan 2027 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Psa 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
- £63,000
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
- 002630-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060496
- CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 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
- Psa Care
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Semi-Independent Placement
Who won the Semi-Independent Placement contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Psa Care on 9 December 2025. It is due to end on 15 January 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Semi-Independent Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £63,000. The contract runs from 10 December 2025 to 15 January 2027 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Semi-Independent Placement?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East.
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