Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4b-2da4-70be-9b26-e94207858d4c/creative-agency-for-foster-carer-recruitments closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Creative Agency for Foster Carer Recruitments [City York Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-york-council) Estimated value £40,000 to £60,000 Published 23 Sept 2019 Deadline Closed 7 Oct 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender CYC is looking for a Creative Agency for Foster Carer Recruitment. The project is split in to 2 lots. Lot 1 is for Creative Development and Lot 2 is for Digital Strategy, Campaign Planning and Delivery. Suppliers may bid for one or both lots and should make it clear which lot they are bidding for. The Contract for Lot 1 (Creative Development) will be for a period of 2 months. The Contract for Lot 2 (Digital Campaign) will be for a period of 12 months. The Contracts will have one month overlap to ensure collaborative working between the two contract holders (if different agencies). Foster carers play an essential role in helping to support and care for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the city. As York's fostering community reaches retirement, estimates suggest that in York we could lose around 25% of our current 65 foster carers in the next two years. We have an urgent need to recruit approximately 15 new foster carers/placements in the next two years just to maintain the status quo. To put this in perspective, in 2017, using our current approach (You can foster), we recruited two foster carers. Failing to recruit enough foster carers locally has a significant financial impact: placing children/young people in external private foster care placements costs approximately twice as much as in-city foster care placements. We would like to draw on insight from the successful regional adoption campaign and external Local Authority Foster Care campaigns that showed us that by targeting social media posts at the right audience in the right way we could attract more people. Read full description ## CPV classification Marketing services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f4ace874-97e3-4648-99ac-319c849baa26) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile City York Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-york-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)