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Supporting Kin and Supporting Foster Care AB/Torres Strait Islander Community - NQR_Townsville

Families, Seniors, Disability Serv & Child Safety

Published: Aug 14, 2026

Updated: Aug 14, 2026

Source: vendorpanel_au

About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the social protection sector, with a focus on Social Work. Located in Australia, Pacific & Oceania, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before September 4, 2026.

Published through VendorPanel Public Tenders, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the social protection sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

Supporting Kin (T212) services are responsible for supporting approved kinship carer households, including provisional approved carers, and will support all ongoing assessments and renewals. The service will focus supports for kinship care households to support care arrangements and ensure family remain caring for as long as required (retention focused). Supporting Foster Care (T214) services are responsible for supporting approved foster carer households, including provisional approved carers, and will support all ongoing assessments and renewals. The service will focus supports for foster carer households to support care arrangements and that foster carers remain engaged and caring for as long as possible (retention focused). The service will also be focused on responding to care arrangement requests via unify, managing up-to-date foster care agreements and supporting care arrangement matching with their pool of approved foster carers.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from VendorPanel Public Tenders and was originally published on August 14, 2026. Last refreshed 1 day ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Families, Seniors, Disability Serv & Child Safety

Families, Seniors, Disability Serv & Child Safety has issued 36 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 14 currently open and 7 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Social Protection & Welfare, and Humanitarian & Emergency Response. All notices are published for Australia. Notices are distributed via QTenders Queensland and VendorPanel Public Tenders. Most recent publication: August 14, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Australia. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit VendorPanel Public Tenders to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions provided by the contracting authority.

When does this tender close?

The submission deadline is September 4, 2026. You have 20 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Families, Seniors, Disability Serv & Child Safety in Australia. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Social Protection & Welfare sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.