Award

Carers Support Service

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Oct 2023 at 09:33

Tender

14 Jun 2022 at 13:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Leicestershire County Council has recently awarded a contract for the "Carers Support Service" for providing support to unpaid carers in Leicestershire. The Council's commitment to carers under the Care Act 2014 is evident in this procurement. The service aims to enhance carers' quality of life by delivering person-centred, co-ordinated, and outcome-focused support, with a budget of £171,000 per annum. The service includes activities such as carer forums, staff training, administration, and promotion/advertising, amongst others. The contract was signed on 16th August 2022.

This tender presents a growth opportunity for businesses interested in health and social work services catering to carers. The open procedure for this contract allows for fair competition among businesses, with a quality evaluation criteria of 70% and a price criteria of 30%. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can provide tailored support services to carers in Leicestershire would find this tender suitable. The Leicestershire County Council acted as the buyer, overseeing the entire process and ensuring compliance with regional authority regulations.

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Notice Title

Carers Support Service

Notice Description

The Carers Support Service has been commissioned to provide support to adults who provide unpaid care to another adult in Leicestershire and is designed to help meet the Council's commitment to carers in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The budget for this Service is PS171,000.00 per annum, PS684,000.00 over the Contract term. A target of 7,600 hours of advice, information, guidance, and one to one support to carers across Leicestershire per annum. This figure does not include the Carers Forums and Carers Groups. The total value of the contract, which is PS171,000 pa, will include the Carers Forums, Carers Groups and the target of 7,600 hours per annum. These target hours should be delivered by paid staff not volunteers. It should also include Management of the Service, Administration, Staff Training, Mileage expenses, Promotion/Advertising, Room hire costs, Speaker fees.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03464d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032073-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£684,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£684,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Jul 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2026 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Carol Stanyard
Contact Email
carol.stanyard@leics.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1163057554

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE

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