How we commission care, how to bid for upcoming tenders and how organisations can work with Adult Social care in Bristol.
Register with Procontract
We advertise all our tender opportunities using Procontract.
You'll need to register with them to receive alerts and respond to any opportunities.
For help using ProContract, watch our ProContract video or view our pdf how to use ProContract guide.(984 KB)
Tender opportunities
These are our current tender opportunities:
Tender: Adult Social Care Single Framework
Single Commissioning Framework for the majority of Adult Social Care commissioned services. Further information regarding the tender can be found on the Single Commissioning Framework webpage.
Procontract ID: DN671282.
Indicative date tender will be issued: Round 4 is open.
Tender: HMP Bristol Social Care Provision
To Provide social care to prisoners with eligible needs in HMP Bristol.
Procontract ID if known: To be confirmed
Indicative date tender will be issued: early 2026
Our support to providers
Provider forums
You can meet us and discuss any issues at our provider forums.
Email adultcommissioning@bristol.gov.uk for more information.
Market Intelligence
Our pdf market position statement(603 KB) includes intelligence, information and analysis about the supply and demand of services.
Support with selling to the council
Our Procurement Team offer support to these organisations who want to sell to the council:
- micro, small and medium businesses
- social enterprises
- voluntary and community organisations
For information on our procurement policies, visit our Procurement rules and regulations page.
Our business support and advice pages have information from local organisations offering advice, coaching and mentoring for new and established businesses.
Tell people about your services
The Wellaware Directory is used by people who need care and support to search for local services, groups and agencies.