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Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 4 Rd 7[E14]

London, United KingdomLondon Borough of Newham[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The London Borough of Newham has established a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the supply of services in respect of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation and support services. This notice is for the re-opening of Lot 4 Round 7.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 26 Feb 2027, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 26 Feb 2027, 12:00 UTC.
Published 21 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: London Borough of NewhamSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E4]: 26 Feb 2027, 12:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E11]: 21 Oct 2026
Procedure[E10]: Open procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 16 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The London Borough of Newham has established a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the supply of services in respect of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation and support services. This notice is for the re-opening of Lot 4 Round 7. The services include: Lot 1: Provision of Semi-Independent Living Services - already established Lot 2: Provision of Children's Homes regulated by Ofsted - already established Lot 3: Provision of Supported Lodgings Lot 4: Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted These services will be available to looked after children, care leavers and young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness . Potential Suppliers are invited to Tender for one or more of the Lots. This PDPS is open for use to the following (and subject to Section 3 Scope of Agreement of LAC PDPS Agreement Processor): • any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made The Procurement is being procured by the Authority for the benefit of the Authority and the Partner Organisations. The procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operat…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKI41.[E6]
ConditionThe legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.[E7]
ConditionThe procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.[E8]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E13]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 099557-2026

Evidence

14 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is London Borough of Newham.
Document 099557-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85300000 (Social work and related services).
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Find a Tender publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 099557-2026, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 26 Feb 2027, 12:00 UTC.
“2027-02-26T12:00:00Z”
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The London Borough of Newham has established a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the supply of services in respect of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation and support services. This notice is for the re-opening of Lot 4 Round 7. The services include:…”
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: UKI41.
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The legal basis is CELEX 32014L0024.
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
“GPA”
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/coveredBy, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 099557-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-21T14:35:10+01:00”
Document 099557-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://www.newham.gov.uk/council/procurement---buy/2”
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice is titled "Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 4 Rd 7".
Document 099557-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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