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Expression of Interest (EOI): Soft Block Contract for Independent Fostering

Bristol City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Sept 2026, 17:16.

Opportunity overview

Expression of Interest (EOI) Bristol City Council wishes to test the level of market interest in providing a service o increase the sufficiency of foster carers for our children in care in Bristol and the surrounding areas (BANES / Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire and North Somerset). Simultaneously this will create an innovative partnership with an independent fostering agency (IFA) offering priority utilisation in regard to foster carers managed by the same IFA that reside outside of Bristol. Our overall aim of this soft block contract is to prevent children moving into residential care, where not appropriate. Once carers have been identified by our Home Finding Team (HFT) in partnership with the IFA, BCC children’s commissioning can utilise the agreed and current financial scheme of delegation to put funding for foster placements into place.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN829993
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Expressions of interest via an Expression Of Interest (EOI) form to be uploaded via ProContract portal. Specification can be found on the EOI form. Clarification questions can be asked via the messages tab.
Due
10 Oct 2026, 00:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089177-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Sept 2026, 13:56
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Bristol City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWXH-3837-PDTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWXH-3837-PDTD

Address

Street Address
City Hall, College Green
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 5TR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 5TR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 089177-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·