Published date: 7 July 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£250,000
Procurement reference
CORNWALL001-DN678374-82557344
Published date
7 July 2023
Closing date
18 July 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
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.
About the buyer
Contact name
John Hitchens
Address
County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1872322222
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