AwardedAwarded 23 January 2026
CCS034 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Derbyshire County Council awarded care and healthcare work to Action for Children, Barnardo's and Progress Children's Services Limited and 22 others on 23 January 2026.
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What the notice says
This is a Framework opportunity for all OFSTED registered Fostering providers to support
the D2N2 (Derbyshire, Derby City, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City Councils)
collaborative in delivery of good quality, stable and local placements to our Children in
Care.
Together D2N2 represent: 1772 children and young people 0-18 years in Foster Care.
D2N2 is working together to optimise the commissioning of placement provision for their
children in care and want to continue to develop new local arrangements as sought on the
D2N2 framework 2020-2026. There is a continuing ambition for a collaborative approach,
meeting the needs of all stakeholders including children and young people, providers and
placing local authorities.
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D2N2 has worked together for some time in relation to our provision of fostering
placements for Children in Care. Through this connection D2N2 recognised shared
challenges, gaps in provision and common needs amongst the collective Children in Care
population, and the need of a combined approach and closer coordination across our
area.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Action for Children Barnardo's Progress Children's Services Limited (SME) Active Care Solutions Limited (SME) Compass Fostering Central Limited (SME) Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Link Limited (SME) Fostering Dimensions Limited (SME) Fostering People Limited (SME) Fostering Solutions Limited Fosterplus Limited (SME) Fusion Fostering Limited (SME) Hope Fostering Services Limited (SME) Jay Fostering Limited (SME) Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd (SME) Park Foster Care Ltd Star Fostering Ltd (SME) Sunbeam Fostering Agency Limited (SME) Swiis Foster Care Limited (SME) Team Fostering (SME) The Adolescent & Children's Trust (SME) Children's Family Trust(The) (SME) The Foster Care Charity (SME) The National Fostering Agency Limited Treehouse Care Fostering Solutions Limited (SME) 28 bids received | £150,000,000 | Awarded 23 January 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 008575-2026
Last time this was bought
CCS072 Children in Care Provision (D2N2) - Residential Placements
- Won by
- Action for Children, Priority Care Services Ltd, T-Junction Children's Services, Five Rivers Child Care Limited and 26 more
- Awarded
- 23 January 2026
- Value
- £300,000,000
- Bids
- 52
Matched on Derbyshire County Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Derbyshire County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
121Awards
74Suppliers it has used most for care
- Action for Children2 contracts
- Treehouse Care Fostering Solutions Limited2 contracts
- 5ab Care Ltd1 contract
- A&M Care Solutions Ltd1 contract
- Achelois Ltd (T/A Purple House Clinic Nottingham)1 contract
Similar open tenders
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- £567kframework ceiling
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- £20.3mframework ceiling
From notice 008575-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.