--- title: "Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-07" --- # Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd7.json) ## Summary The Cornwall Council has initiated a tender for a Soft Market Test for Emergency Foster Care Provision in Cornwall. The procurement involves seeking feedback and potential solutions from current and prospective foster care providers to improve care services for vulnerable children. Interested parties need to submit their responses by 12pm (noon) on Tuesday 18th July 2023. The value of this opportunity is £250,000 GBP. This tender by Cornwall Council presents an opportunity for foster care providers and organisations with experience or an interest in delivering emergency foster care. It aims to address the need for safe and effective care solutions for vulnerable children in the region. Businesses involved in health and social work services would find this opportunity well-suited for participation to contribute to the improvement of foster care services in Cornwall. ## 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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 | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019472-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 7 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 | 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 12:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019472-2023 ## 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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