Closed tender

Fostering SMT

Details

Buyer: Cornwall Council
Topic: Other community, social and personal services
Published: 10 September 2025
Submission: 24 October 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Cornwall Council is undertaking a soft market assessment to explore the level of interest from providers across the Voluntary, NHS, Independent, and Private sectors in delivering Fostering services within Cornwall. This exercise is intended to inform the development of a business proposal ahead of any potential commissioning of local services. Responses will help shape our understanding of the market and guide future service design. Please note, this is not a formal tender and does not represent any commercial commitment. Any costings or service models shared will be treated as indicative and used solely to support strategic planning. Participation in this soft market assessment will not affect your eligibility to engage in any future procurement processes. If you are interested in supporting children through Fostering and you would like to contribute to our market assessment, please complete the “Information Required” section at the end of this notice. You may also include any additional information you feel is relevant. Please return your response via the Due North / Supplying the South-West messaging system by Friday, 19th September 16:00 Keywords: Fostering

Timeline

Completed: Tender published10 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date24 October 2025

About the buyer

Cornwall Council is a local authority with a central Commercial Services team that handles procurement and contract management.

A commercial pipeline sets out anticipated outsourcing by directorate over the next three to five years.

Over the past 5 years, most of Cornwall Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, education and training and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cornwall-council.gov