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Expression of Interest (EOI): Soft Block Contract for Independent Fostering

Issued by Bristol City Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
21 Sept 2026
Value
GBP 3,000,000
Reference
DN829993
Location
United Kingdom
Type
services

At a glance

Bristol City Council in United Kingdom has published a request for information: “Expression of Interest (EOI): Soft Block Contract for Independent Fostering”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. The stated value is GBP 3,000,000. Quote reference DN829993 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 14 notices from this buyer since 2026, 9 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

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Details

Expression of Interest (EOI) Bristol City Council wishes to test the level of market interest in providing a service o increase the sufficiency of foster carers for our children in care in Bristol and the surrounding areas (BANES / Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire and North Somerset). Simultaneously this will create an innovative partnership with an independent fostering agency (IFA) offering priority utilisation in regard to foster carers managed by the same IFA that reside outside of Bristol. Our overall aim of this soft block contract is to prevent children moving into residential care, where not appropriate. Once carers have been identified by our Home Finding Team (HFT) in partnership with the IFA, BCC children’s commissioning can utilise the agreed and current financial scheme of delegation to put funding for foster placements into place.

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