Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement
Lincolnshire County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £1,000,000
Deadline
21 October 2026
11 days remaining
Published
21 September 2026
Type
services
Key points
- Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS)
- Independent Residential Children's Homes
- Independent Foster Care (IFA)
- Supported Accommodation
- Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD)
- Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD)
- Alternative Provision This is the final re-opening in the current 5-year cycle, which started on 1st September 2027, and will run to 31st August 2027. The Open Select List procurement is itself no guarantee of business; suppliers who are evaluated as eligible to join the list will be sent appropriate independent placement referrals before the rest of the market and are able to submit their response/offer which is then evaluated on it's merits (see document 1a which details the process).
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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Lincolnshire Children’s Services is reopening its Open Select List for 2026, allowing independent providers to be pre‑qualified to receive placement referrals for a range of children’s services. If you are an approved independent school, residential home, foster care agency, or similar, you can join the list and be invited to bid on individual placements.
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Award Details
Action for Children
£1,000,000
Annicare
£1,000,000
Bleep 360 Care Limited
£1,000,000
Bright Lives Care
£1,000,000
Canaries Solutions Limited
£1,000,000
Cavalry Healthcare
£1,000,000
Cedars Childcare
£1,000,000
Cera Care Operations Ltd
£1,000,000
Fidelis Healthcare Ltd
£1,000,000
Firbanks Supported Living
£1,000,000
Fosse Support Services
£1,000,000
Joy Tender Loving Care Ltd
£1,000,000
Meadows Care Ltd
£1,000,000
Care Plas Services Ltd
£1,000,000
Nightingale Noble Ltd
£1,000,000
Priority Care Services Ltd
£1,000,000
Rabah Concept Limited
£1,000,000
Silomarg Ltd
£1,000,000
T-Junction Children's Services
£1,000,000
Vera Chilly Consultancy Services Ltd
£1,000,000
Young People First
£1,000,000
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Lincolnshire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
21 September 2026
Submission deadline
21 October 2026
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