Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of An All Age Carer Support Service
Notice Description
Sefton Council, in collaboration with Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, plans to commission a comprehensive All Age Carer Service. The goal is to establish a proactive, transformational, and forward-thinking service that effectively meets the needs of Carers in Sefton
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extension 1 from 1/11/2028 to 31/10/2029 to be used subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier Extension 2 from 1/11/2029 to 31/10/2030 to be used subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0504d1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071794-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85320000 - Social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,956,750 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,956,750 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,748,100 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £4,748,100 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Mr Stewart Martin
- Contact Email
- cdp@sefton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1519343009
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE
- Postcode
- L20 7AE
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD73 Sefton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Linacre
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071794-2025
6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051024-2025
22nd August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020068-2025
9th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015900-2025
17th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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