Coming up· published 15 May 2025
The Factory Children's Centre
London Borough of Islington · Islington, London
London Borough of Islington is planning The Factory Children's Centre. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 11:06
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Islington is planning The Factory Children's Centre. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 4 years.
Find a Tender published it on 15 May 2025. The notice number is 021669-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05143a.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Islington has announced a planned procurement for "The Factory Children's Centre", focusing on social community care supplies and services. This procurement is in the planning stage and involves the provision of health and social work services. As a part of the sub-central government public authority, the contract period is expected to start on 1st April 2026 and end on 31st March 2030.
The future notice for competitive bidding is set to be published by 30th September 2025. As this is a pipeline notice, interested parties should prepare for future competitive bidding by aligning their offerings with the council's forecasted high-value procurement activity. Engaging in this process could potentially lead to long-term collaboration with a prominent London borough.
The notice in full
Social Community Care Supplies & Services " Not Elsewhere Classified | 419999 This notice is a PIPELINE NOTICE and therefore is NOT currently a call for competition. For the avoidance of doubt, the Pipeline Notice is intended to provide the most accurate forecast currently available for the council's high value procurement activity, but does not commit the council to procuring any contract and may be amended after publication.
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
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2030 (4 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline 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
- 021669-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05143a
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Islington
- Town
- North London
- Postcode
- N1 2UD
- Electoral ward
- St Mary's & St James'
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Haringey and Islington
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Islington
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Supply Assurance
- Phone
- +44 2075278118
- Address
- London, N1 2UD · London · England
Documents and links
Questions about The Factory Children's Centre
When will the The Factory Children's Centre tender open?
London Borough of Islington 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.
How long is the The Factory Children's Centre contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for The Factory Children's Centre?
London Borough of Islington, based in Islington, London. The named contact is Supply Assurance, on +44 2075278118.
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What to do next
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