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

Bristol City Council

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Estimated Value

£3,000,000

Deadline

Not specified

Contract Period

Not specified

Procurement Method

Not specified

CPV Code

85000000 - Health and social work services

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Estimated value
£3m£3.6m including VAT
Contract period
1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2028 (2 years)
Legal basis
Procurement Act 2023
Delivery location (NUTS/ITL)
UKK1 (South West)
CPV code
85000000 Health and social work services

Description

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.

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Published21 September 2026
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