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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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10th June 2025 08:43:46 AM
- Tender Deadline
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8th July 2025 09:00:00 AM 21 days remaining
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Contract Summary
Cumberland Council is committed to supporting people to achieve optimum health, be independent, reduce health inequalities, provide customer choice and improve the health and wellbeing of its customers. Cumberland has a rural geography and building on the natural strengths of our local communities our ambition is to promote the development of local care solutions to meet local needs. Cumberland Council wishes to commission a provider to deliver the Cumberland support/prevention Microenterprise Service from 2nd August 2025 sustaining the 44 existing care micro-enterprises established in Cumberland and supporting the development of new care and prevention microenterprises. To provide small scale, flexible, responsive, high quality local care services to sit alongside Cumberland existing Commissioned Adult Care Services (Homecare, Extra Care, Supported Living & Day Opportunities.) To provide Cumberland customers with choice and control over their own care. The role of the Supplier is to facilitate and support the development of local innovation and development, bringing knowledge and expertise in the field of micro-enterprise development and prevention services. The council proposes to enter into the contract for an initial period of 12 months with the successful tenderer. There are 2 optional extensions for up to 12 months each. These optional extensions are at the absolute discretion of the council. If the contract runs for the initial period only it will end on 01/08/2026. If the contract uses all of the optional extension periods it will end on 01/08/2028 The maximum total value of the overall Cumberland Microenterprises Service over the total contract period (including any extensions periods) is a maximum value of £303,000. but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract. For further details and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use our online procurement portal - The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration on The Chest is free. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT. Any clarifications about the tender must be sent via messaging on The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-050c05
- Publication Source
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Find a Tender Service
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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Below Threshold - Open Competition
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
- CPV Division(s)
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
- Buyer Email
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peopleprocurement@cumberland.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
- Buyer Address
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Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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2nd May 2025 09:55:23 AM
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Contract Summary
Cumberland Council is looking to engage with providers with capacity and the required skills and experience to find train and support individuals to set up as Microenterprises across Cumberland to deliver care related duties, support and prevention activities for Cumberland residents. To help people to continue living in their homes meeting their care and support needs and promoting personal independence and wellbeing. The new network of microenterprises helped to set up by the winning provider will deliver health related activities that support people to live a healthy lifestyle and maintain their social interaction through group activities that improve both the mental and physical wellbeing of customers. This will be a 12 month contract initially for a value of £75,000
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-050c05
- Publication Source
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Find a Tender Service
- Procurement Stage
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Planning
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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N/A
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
- CPV Division(s)
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
- Buyer Email
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peopleprocurement@cumberland.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
- Buyer Address
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Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom