--- title: "Adoption and Fostering Medical Advisory Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077612" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077612" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077612.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077612.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Hull City Council" published: "2026-09-21" --- # Adoption and Fostering Medical Advisory Service Buyer: Hull City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077612 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077612) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077612.json) ## Summary Kingston upon Hull City Council plans to procure an adoption and fostering medical advisory service for Hull. The service will provide specialist medical advice for assessing prospective foster carers, adopters and special guardians, including review of their health information and advice on suitability. It will support social workers, managers and adoption and fostering panels, and help match carers with children who may have disabilities, trauma histories or complex chronic health conditions. The work includes early clinical consultation, clear child-centred medical reporting, GP training, professional feedback and quality assurance. The provider will work with looked-after children professionals, GPs, local authority children’s services, One Adoption and NHS England. This is a healthcare service delivered in support of children’s social care and adoption and fostering decision-making in Hull. This is a planned Prior Information Notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Hull City Council intends to use a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime; the Procurement Act does not apply. The service is currently at the planning stage and has not been awarded. The buyer anticipates that the contract will start on 1 January 2027 and end by 31 December 2030. Its estimated value is £180,000. The buyer expects a further notice on 30 September 2026. The procurement is presented as a single service lot covering the full medical advisory requirement. A fee may apply for access to documents. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The service will suit healthcare providers able to deliver specialist medical assessments and advice in adoption, fostering and special guardianship contexts. Strong candidates will need clinical expertise to interpret applicants’ health information, assess compatibility with children’s needs and explain conclusions clearly to social care professionals and panels. Relevant capability includes producing balanced, child-centred reports, giving early advice on complex or specialist medical issues, supporting matching decisions and maintaining reliable quality assurance. Providers should be prepared to work across health, education and social care, coordinate with GPs and statutory children’s services, and contribute to GP training and professional feedback. Experience of looked-after children, disability, trauma or chronic health conditions would align closely with the stated service aims. ## Notice This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Prior Information Notice. The contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this procurement process. Hull City Council is looking to award a contract under the competitive process, for the provision of Adoption and Fostering Medical Advisory Service. The contract is anticipated to commence 1st January 2027 ending by 31st December 2030. The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be PS180,000. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as a prior information notice under the Provider Selection Regime. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Aims of the service are to provide specialist medical advice to support the safe, effective and lawful assessment of prospective foster carers, adopters and special guardians. The service aims to: - Evaluate medical information about prospective adopters, foster carers and special guardianship applicants and give a view to the adoption and fostering assessment services about applicants' health needs that will inform the decision about their suitability as adopters or foster carers. - Ensure that all medical assessments for prospective carers are reviewed with appropriate clinical expertise. - Provide clear, balanced and child-centred advice that enables effective decision-making by social workers, managers, and adoption/fostering panels, working closely with named and designated looked after children professionals, GPs, local authority children's services, One Adoption and NHS England. - Support the matching process by assessing the compatibility of prospective carers' health with the needs of individual children, including those with disabilities, trauma histories or complex chronic health conditions. - Develop and maintain high standards of medical reporting through GP training, professional feedback and quality assurance processes. - Provide early consultation where medical issues may impact suitability or require specialist medical interpretation. - Strengthen interagency working across health, education and social care sectors to improve outcomes for children looked after. - Support Hull's sufficiency strategy by ensuring medical assessments do not become a barrier to timely carer approval or matching. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088981-2026 | | 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 | 21 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £180,000 | | 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 | Hull City Council | | Locality | HULL | | Postcode area | Hull | | Postcode | HU1 1AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Electoral ward | St Andrew's & Docklands | | Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice | | Delivery location | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel ## Release History - 21 Sep 2026 at 10:10 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088981-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hullcc.gov.uk - https://yortender.eu-supply ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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