Notice Information
Notice Title
International Recruitment Wellbeing, Welfare and Wider Support Service
Notice Description
9 Cheshire and Mersey Local Authorities have combined grant funding to procure a single provider or co-operative (eg several organisations working together with one leading) for 12 months to provide support to internationally recruited care workers. This includes care workers who are currently employed within any regulated adult social care provider and those who have been displaced as a result of an adult social provider having their license of sponsorship revoked and are currently looking to continue working in care in the Cheshire and Mersey region. Whilst the exact numbers of people working in care that were Internationally recruited is difficult to assess by region - there are an estimated 105k people working across the UK and approximately 9,000 workers are in the North West region. The service is to do 2 main things (1) help people settle positively in the UK, (2) help people to stay settled and positive, including when there are issues or when concerns arise associated with their stay and employment.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05170b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079898-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
79998000 - Coaching services
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
98334000 - Wellness services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £123,209 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £123,209 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 27 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cdp@sefton.gov.uk, centralprocurement@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk, centralprocurement@warrington.gov.uk, commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk, procurement@halton.gov.uk, procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk, procurementcorporate@wirral.gov.uk, procurementeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 1UH
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside
-
- Local Authority
- Knowsley
- Electoral Ward
- Roby
- Westminster Constituency
- Knowsley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079898-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043462-2025
28th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028888-2025
30th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022677-2025
19th May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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