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awarded GB open procedure

# West Midlands Independent Fostering Agency Framework

[Coventry City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/coventry-city-council)

Open field

Estimated value

£2,750,000,000

Published

26 May 2026

Deadline

Closed

21 Nov 2025

## Who can bid

- Split into 4 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

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.

## CPV classification

Social work and related services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05cebb-2026-05-26T09:33:52+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05cebb-2026-05-26T09:33:52+01:00)

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