Supporting Stability and Sufficiency of children in care placements
Derbyshire County CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
10 February 2026
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Full Description
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Derbyshire County Council has over 1000 children in care. Approximately 50% of these children in care are in placements sourced through external providers, within residential, fostering and supported accommodation.
This is an opportunity for OFSTED registered providers to support in the delivery of Good and Outstanding quality, stable and local placements to the Council's Children in Care.
The Council is committed to driving a dynamic, outcomes focused, child-centred placement market, which offers good value, quality and choice. The Council also aim to ensure that the right placement is found the first time, on time, every time and to deliver statutory duties. The Council is wanting to develop partnerships that will help the Council's Commissioners and Providers to address areas of sufficiency and establish a clear and
strategic sense of direction for future provision within Derbyshire.
The Council would welcome responses from foster care providers, residential providers, and supported accommodation providers to work with the Council to find creative solutions for Derbyshire's Children in Care.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
11 contracts wonlatest 27 Jul 2026£121m
total awarded
- 2
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
8 contracts wonlatest 10 Sept 2026£453m
total awarded
- 3
Matchtech Group (UK) Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 29 Apr 2026ends 30 Sept 2026£316,703
total awarded
- 4
Holcim UK Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 20 Nov 2027£51m
total awarded
- 5
Thompson Tree Services (UK) Ltd
4 contracts wonlatest 25 Sept 2026ends 1 Apr 2027£662,687
total awarded
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Derbyshire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
10 February 2026
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