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.

Register on ProContact

We've put together information and a video on pdf how to use ProContract (989 KB)  and some  pdf frequently asked questions (149 KB) .

Tender opportunities

This section will be updated when there are opportunities to tender. Providers can also search for opportunities via ProContract.

The Single Adult Social Care Framework

The Single Adult Social Care Framework for support services tender is open.

Opportunity ID: DN671282.

The second round of the tender is estimated to close April 2024.

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 (3.79 MB)  includes intelligence, information and analysis about the supply and demand of services. 

Support with selling to the council

Our Procurement Team offer support for micro, small and medium businesses, social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations who want to sell to the council.

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.

Add your business to the Wellaware directory