---
title: "Peninsula Fostering"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-07-23"
---

# Peninsula Fostering

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb.json)

## Summary

The Peninsula Fostering procurement process is led by Devon County Council, in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council, and Somerset County Council. The planned tender, titled "Peninsula Fostering," is categorized under health and social work services, focusing on the provision of various fostering placements. Key engagement activities include a virtual meeting set for 7th September 2021, aimed at providing information to potential bidders. The total value of the framework agreement is £100 million, indicating significant backing for enhancing local foster care services in the UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the social work and foster care sectors, especially those specialising in child welfare services. Firms capable of delivering high-quality fostering placements, assessments, and associated services will find themselves well-positioned to compete. The emphasis on increasing placement stability and improving value for money suggests that innovative and transparent service providers may particularly thrive in this competitive landscape, ultimately contributing to better outcomes for vulnerable children and young adults.

## Notice

The Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership is a longstanding collaboration between Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and Somerset County Council. The proposed Framework Agreement is likely to include the provision of Standard Fostering placements for children in care, Enhanced Foster placements, Staying Put placements for young adults, Parent and Child Placements and Assessments and short breaks placements. The Framework Agreement will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreements will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership is a longstanding collaboration between Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and Somerset County Council. The proposed Framework Agreement is likely to include the provision of Standard Fostering placements for children in care, Enhanced Foster placements, Staying Put placements for young adults, Parent and Child Placements and Assessments and short breaks placements. The Framework Agreement will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreements will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017549-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Oct 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL; SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL; TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2021 at 15:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017549-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk
- http://www.suplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbfb.json.