Children's External Placements Education & Tuition PDPS Reopening 1
Peterborough City Council · Local authority
In brief
Peterborough City Council awarded care and healthcare work to Nexus Fostering Limited, St.christophers Fellowship and Anglia Fostering Agency Limited and 21 others.
The contract runs for 39 months, starting 9 June 2026.
It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
The procurement is to reopen a multi supplier "pseudo DPS" (referred to as "PDPS"). As the PDPS Agreement will be "pseudo PDPS", it will look and feel similar to a DPS agreement set up under Regulation 34 of the PCR. This means that the Authority envisages the PDPS will re-open at (12) twelve-month intervals (or at other intervals at the Authority's discretion) for new providers to apply or previously unsuccessful providers to re-apply. Reopening of the PDPS is solely at the discretion of the Authority. The Procurement is being run using a procedure similar to the open procedure described in Regulation 27of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves…Read the full description
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Fostering Agencies 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversLot 1 will encompass placements for children and young people in care with foster carers registered to Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs), in accordance with the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011. Additional information: Suppliers must be awarded onto this Lot in order to be eligible for Lot 6a Competitive Tender should it be required. Lot 6 has no value attached and any award made under Lot 6a will be included in aggregated spend for this Lot. | Social and domiciliary care | £93,632,012 |
| Residential Childrens Homes 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversLot 2 is for placements for Children and young people in care in registered, Residential Children's Homes in accordance with the Children's Home (England) Regulations 2015. Additional information: Suppliers must be awarded onto this Lot in order to be eligible for Lot 6b Competitive Tender should it be required. Lot 6 has no value attached and any award made under Lot 6b will be included in aggregated spend for this Lot. | Social and domiciliary care | £277,003,148 |
| Independent Special Education Provision 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversLot 3 is for both registered Independent Specialist Education Placements (ISEPS) and Post 16 Placements; for children & young people with Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs). Additional information: Suppliers must be awarded onto this Lot in order to be eligible for Lot 6c Competitive Tender should it be required. Lot 6 has no value attached and any award made under Lot 6c will be included in aggregated spend for this Lot. | Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services | £216,328,150 |
| Out of School Tuition and Alternative Provision 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversLot 4 relates to both Out of School Tuition and Alternative Provision for children & young people with special educational needs & disabilities. Additional information: Suppliers must be awarded onto this Lot in order to be eligible for Lot 6d Competitive Tender should it be required. Lot 6 has no value attached and any award made under Lot 6d will be included in aggregated spend for this Lot. | Social and domiciliary care | £131,590,228 |
| Post 16 Education 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversLot 5 relates to Post 16 Alternative Provision for young people & young adults with special educational needs & disabilities. Additional information: Suppliers must be awarded onto this Lot in order to be eligible for Lot 6eCompetitive Tender should it be required. Lot 6 has no value attached and any award made under Lot 6e will be included in aggregated spend for this Lot. | Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services | £19,608,773 |
| Block Contracts (Mini Competition) 9 June 2026 to 31 August 2029 What this lot coversMini competition stage, Please note that only those bidders that are awarded onto Lots as detailed below will be invited to participate • Lot 6a - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 1 Independent Fostering Agency will be invited to participate • Lot 6b - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 2 Residential Children's Homes will be invited to participate • Lot 6c - Only those successfully awarded ont Lot 3 Independent Special Education Provision will be invited to participate • Lot 6d - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 4 Out of School Tuition and Alternative Provision will be invited to participate • Lot 6e - Only those successfully awarded onto Lot 5 Post 16 Education will be invited to participate Additional information: This lot has no value as any contracts awarded value is included in the appropriate lot value. | Social and domiciliary care | £1 |
Who won
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract notice · notice 009102-2026
- Contract notice (update) · notice 009975-2026
- Contract award notice · notice 103200-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
72Awards
33Suppliers it has used most for care
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From notice 009102-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 February 2026, last updated 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.