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KMCAS-147 Carers Information, Advice and Advocacy Service

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

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Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council commissioned an information, advice and advocacy service for adult carers living in Kirklees, working in partnership with the Kirklees Young Carers Service for young adult carers. The service is intended to work co-productively with carers to promote, support and improve their mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. It should help carers identify and achieve personal outcomes that allow them to continue caring positively and safely, while reducing the need for more costly health or social care interventions. This is a health and social work service delivered across the Borough of Kirklees. The buyer is the Council of the Borough of Kirklees, based in Huddersfield. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing carers’ support, information, advice, advocacy and early-intervention services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition; the recorded rationale also says the procurement was conducted through an open procedure. One lot was cancelled, but active awards were recorded to Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd for £1,676,834 and £2,107,636 respectively. The associated contract was signed on 31 March 2022, with a period of 1,800 days. A one-year extension was added to allow consultation and service-design work before the requirement is recommissioned. Evaluation was based on quality (60%), social value (10%) and cost (30%). One bid was recorded, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Kirklees for a coordinated carers’ support service combining information, advice and advocacy with practical wellbeing outcomes. A credible competing supplier would need experience supporting adult carers and understanding the distinct needs of young adult carers, together with the ability to work jointly with an existing young carers service. Strong capability in advocacy, co-production, outcome-based support and early intervention would be important. Providers should be able to help carers remain safely in their caring roles and contribute to reducing pressure on health and social care services. The evaluation also shows that service quality and measurable social value carry greater weight than cost alone. An SME already delivered the requirement, indicating that this scale can be handled by a suitably capable specialist provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

KMCAS-147 Carers Information, Advice and Advocacy Service

Notice Description

Kirklees Council (the Council) wishes to commission a Service to provide information, advice and advocacy for Adult Carers living in Kirklees and, in partnership with Kirklees Young Carers Service, to Young Adult Carers living in Kirklees.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Kirklees Adult Carers Information, Advice and Advocacy Service to work co-productively with Adult Carers to promote, support, and improve their mental, physical and emotional well-being by identifying and achieving personal outcomes that enable Adult Carers to continue in their caring role positively and safely, reducing the need for more costly health or social care interventions.

Procurement Information

This procurement was conducted via an open procedure and a previous notice 2021/S 000-020803 dated 24 August 2021 to advertise the opportunity was published via the e-sender https://www.yortender.co.uk (https://www.yortender.co.uk) There is no option to link the original notice to this award notice without going via the original e-sender which is no longer accessible

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0328e2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077609-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,784,470 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd

Further Information

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