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AwardedAwarded 19 December 2025

West Midlands Independent Fostering Agency Framework

Coventry City Council · Local authority

In brief

Coventry City Council awarded care work to Progress Children's Services Limited, Lotus Foster Care Ltd and St.christophers Fellowship on 19 December 2025.

It is a framework worth up to £2,750,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

It is split into 4 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

This framework is for the provision of foster care services across the West Midlands region. Coventry City Council is the lead local authority for this regional framework, which can be accessed by the 14 West Midland Local Authorities/Trusts. The West Midlands Regional Independent Fostering Agency Framework remains the primary means by which foster care homes are sourced in the region from the independent market. Over 80% of placements were made via the previous framework. Therefore this framework is central to the West Midlands Local Authorities and Children's Trusts' strategy for securing sufficient foster homes to meet need in the coming years. The initial term of the Framework is for the period of 4 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 3 years. This Contract Award Notice is in relation to the framework re-opening published on 17th October 2025.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Standard Foster Care placements
What this lot covers

Lot 1 is for the provision of Standard Foster Care placements

Social and domiciliary care—
Enhanced Foster Care
What this lot covers

Lot 2 is for the provision of Enhanced Foster Care placements

Social and domiciliary care—
Specialist Foster Care
What this lot covers

Lot 3 is for the provision of Specialist Foster Care placements

Social and domiciliary care—
Parent and Child Foster Care
What this lot covers

Lot 4 is for the provision of Parent and Child Foster Care placements

Social and domiciliary care—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Progress Children's Services Limited (SME)
Lotus Foster Care Ltd (SME)
St.christophers Fellowship (SME)
4 bids received
—£2,750,000,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 066273-2025
  2. Contract award notice · notice 048432-2026

About the buyer

Coventry City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

191

Awards

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From notice 066273-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.