--- title: "Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-07" --- # Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ccae748b-899e-49cf-9469-de00c35056bd.json) ## Summary The Cornwall Council has issued a tender titled "Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision" under the health and social work services category. The council is seeking feedback and ideas from foster care providers and other organisations regarding emergency foster care provision in Cornwall. Interested parties should submit their responses by 12pm noon on Tuesday 18th July 2023. The contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027, with a total value of £250,000 in GBP. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing emergency foster care services to collaborate with Cornwall Council and potentially contribute to future pilot projects or partnerships. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the health and social work services sector may find this opportunity particularly well-suited for business growth. The procurement method for this tender is an open procedure, allowing a diverse range of providers to participate and contribute their expertise. ## Notice Cornwall Council needs more emergency foster care provision for our most vulnerable children and young people in Cornwall. We want to co-design this with you. We would really welcome current and prospective foster carers, foster care providers and other organisations joining us in finding creative solutions for our young people. We want to learn from your experience and listen to all ideas. Emergency foster care ensures children in care have somewhere safe to stay for anywhere from one night to up to 28 days. Emergency Foster Care provision might be required whilst family members can be found, children return home, or an alternative longer-term option can be identified. Cornwall Council are seeking your opinion; and would like to hear from providers who might already have experience of; or wanting to deliver emergency foster care provision. We would like to understand what options are available and hear about the current challenges. Cornwall is a large rural geographical area, so it is important that providers understand the requirements and challenges this entails. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to consider future options, which might include a pilot project or partnership approach. Any future provision would be subject to development and approval and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the Information Required section at the end of this notice along with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return this via the Due North system by 12pm noon on Tuesday 18th July 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ee1d32c-f184-45c7-be20-d1a116ab8243 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2023 at 12:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ee1d32c-f184-45c7-be20-d1a116ab8243 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ee1d32c-f184-45c7-be20-d1a116ab8243 7th July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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