Adoption and Fostering Medical Advisory Service
Kingston Upon Hull City CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £180,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
21 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
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 £180,000. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as a prior information notice under the Provider Selection Regime.
Key points
- 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 dates
- Commences
- 1st January 2027
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Hull City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a specialist medical advisory service for adoption and fostering assessments from 2027 to 2030, valued at about £180,000.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Orr Medical Ltd
- 2
El Chon Ltd
- 3
Middlefield Enterprises (Bransholme Pharmacy)
- 4
LP SD Sixty Nine Limited T/A Allied Pharmacy Marfleet
- 5
Exel Pharmacy
Orr Medical Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Kingston Upon Hull City CouncilKey Dates
Published
21 September 2026
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Notice type
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