ClosedHealth and social care

NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services - Opening 6[E11]

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United KingdomNEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL[E1]

In plain English

What they want: This bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for the Provision of Independent Fostering Services. Independent Foster Care Agencies must evidence that they are registered with the appropriate regulatory body;
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 10 Jan 2025, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 10 Jan 2025, 17:00 UTC.
Published 22 Nov 2024.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCILSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 10 Jan 2025, 17:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 22 Nov 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 8 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

This bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for the Provision of Independent Fostering Services. Independent Foster Care Agencies must evidence that they are registered with the appropriate regulatory body; for example, Ofsted or equivalent, to be eligible to apply to the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract). This is the sixth Opening of the Flexible Procurement Agreement which can be found on Find a Tender Award Notice 2022/S 000-017849 and subsequent corrigendum 2022/S 000-018030 Applications must be submitted via the NEPO Electronic Tendering Portal at www.nepo.org[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
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, 13:50 UTC
The deadline (2025-01-10T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704

Evidence

11 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 NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL.
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 10 Jan 2025, 17:00 UTC.
“2025-01-10T17:00:00Z”
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“This bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for the Provision of Independent Fostering Se…”
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 22 Nov 2024.
“2024-11-22T17:01:48Z”
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services - Opening 6".
Document 9ccec82c-61e6-4736-9bf5-4d4cb3c7abb0-804704, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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