From published award notices · updated daily

Children's services contracts ending soon

30 children's services contracts with UK councils, the NHS, housing associations, schools and government end in the next 12 months. Most are either extended or tendered again, usually 3–9 months before the end date. Here is who buys them, what they’re worth and who holds them now.

30Ending in 12 months

62Trades

3Worth £1m+ (listed)

£286kTypical value

01Children's services contracts ending soonest first

Building Resillience ProgrammeCentral Bedfordshire Council£576kHeld by Brook Young People
EndsDecember 2026
ODCWT Lot 5 - Assessment and Planning for Children and FamiliesCumberland Council£25kHeld by Chinara Enterprise
EndsJanuary 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£299kHeld by Care Today / Parallel Parents
EndsJanuary 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£275kHeld by Foster Care Associates
EndsJanuary 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£294kHeld by Active Care Solutions
EndsJanuary 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£288kHeld by Care Today / Parallel Parents
EndsMarch 2027
Children and Families Supervised Contact ServiceLiverpool City Council£4mHeld by Swan Family Centres Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Child Exploitation Support and Missing from Home and Care ServicesMerseyside Police - Procurement Department£2.5mHeld by Catch 22 Charity Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Children and Families Healthy Eating ProgrammeWalsall Council e-Tendering£1.1mHeld by Soil Association
EndsMarch 2027
Tender for Early Help Services for Children and FamiliesHerefordshire Council£450kHeld by Vennture
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Independent Fostering and Connected Person AssessmentsLondon Borough of Hackney£255kHeld by Carter Brown - the Expert Service Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Medical Examiner for foster carer, connected person and special guardian applicantsSomerset Council£90kHeld by Every Medical Ltd T/A Fostering Medicals
EndsMarch 2027
SESLIP DPS Call off 036 - Adoption, Fostering, Kinship and Early Help NetworksKent County Council£75kHeld by Roocou Consulting Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Foster Care TrainingSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council£30kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Electricity supply at Wally Foster Community CentreLondon Borough of Hackney£35kHeld by SmartestEnergy Limited
EndsApril 2027
Transcription Tool for Children's ServicesMilton Keynes Council£96kHeld by Beam Up
EndsApril 2027
Foster placement forDarlington Borough Council£176kHeld by Foster Cares Ltd
EndsMay 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£348kHeld by Tree House Care Fostering Solutions Ltd
EndsMay 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£348kHeld by Tree House Care Fostering Solutions Ltd
EndsMay 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£284kHeld by National Fostering Agency Ltd
EndsJune 2027

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Contract for foster placement for childrenEast Riding of Yorkshire Council£534kHeld by Five Rivers Child Care Limied
EndsJune 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£272kHeld by Foster Care Associates
EndsJuly 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£306kHeld by National Fostering Agency Ltd
EndsAugust 2027
Children's Fostering and Connected Persons ServiceNottingham City Council£38kHeld by Carter Brown
EndsAugust 2027
Child's Foster Placement forDarlington Borough Council£161kHolder not published
EndsSeptember 2027
Procurement of a Fostering Allocations Case Management SystemWest Northamptonshire Council£278kHeld by Social Care Network Solutions Limited
EndsSeptember 2027
Transcription tool for Childrens servicesMilton Keynes Council£88kHeld by Beam Up
EndsSeptember 2027
The Provision of Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational TherapyWandsworth Borough Council£560kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsOctober 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£332kHeld by Nexus Fostering
EndsOctober 2027
Agency Placements for FosteringNorth East Lincolnshire Council£332kHeld by Nexus Fostering
EndsOctober 2027

Live children's services tenders open now: see the live list.

02Contracts ending by trade

All trades 12179 Software 1557 IT support 1109 Construction 1086 Passenger transport 957 Healthcare 776 Training 766 Architect and surveying 707 Facilities management 644 Fleet and vehicle 585 Environmental services 466 Finance and audit 377 Marketing and print 373 Business support 353 Leisure and culture 344 Consultancy 339 Highways and civil engineering 330 Research and evaluation 300 Telecoms 271 Recruitment 243 Medical equipment 229 Cleaning 222 Social care 209 Waste and recycling 200 Legal services 199 Catering 189 Furniture 166 Laboratory and diagnostics 160 Electrical 157 IT hardware 152 Grounds maintenance 140 Demolition and groundworks 137 Medical consumables 135 Machinery and equipment 124 Courier and logistics 121 Plumbing and heating 101 Energy and utilities 101 CCTV and alarm 98 Mental health 95 Fire safety 92 Property and estates 91 Housing repairs and voids 86 Security 84 Office supplies 83 Uniform and PPE 79 Roofing 72 Cyber security 71 Events 68 Public health 61 Lift maintenance 60 Renewable energy 60 Painting and decorating 57 Care home 54 Pharmaceutical 51 Supported living 37 Temporary accommodation 36 Children's services 30 Domiciliary and home care 26 Translation and interpreting 25 Play and sports equipment 19 Pest control 18 Education and early years 18 Laundry and linen 17

03Common questions

What happens when a public sector contract ends?

The buyer usually either uses an extension option written into the contract or runs a new procurement. If it goes back out to tender, the new notice normally appears 3–9 months before the end date, and the tender window itself is often only a few weeks.

How can I prepare for a contract that's about to be re-tendered?

Check the buyer's past notices for the pass/fail rules they used (turnover, insurance, accreditations), get missing certificates in place early, and make sure you're registered on the buyer's portal and the Central Digital Platform. When the new notice is published you then only need to write the bid.

Where does this data come from?

From contract award notices published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, refreshed every night. It lists 12,179 contracts worth at least £10k that end in the next 12 months. End dates are the ones published at award; buyers can extend or end contracts early.