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AfC Young Carers Support Service

Achieving for Children

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

21 Aug 2026 at 11:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

04 Mar 2026 at 16:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Oct 2025 at 14:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

15 Oct 2025 at 09:48

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

17 Jun 2025 at 11:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

17 Jun 2025 at 11:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Achieving for Children Community Interest Company bought a Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5 to 18 in Kingston and Richmond. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is the procuring authority. The service covers welfare, guidance and counselling, with delivery divided geographically between the two London boroughs: Lot 1 covers Kingston and Lot 2 covers Richmond. The work supports young carers through service delivery, safeguarding and wellbeing, engagement and co-production, partnership working, quality assurance, equality, diversity and inclusion, and social value. It is a public service contract under the light-touch regime, relevant to organisations providing specialist support for young carers and related children’s welfare services.

The open procedure has completed and both lots were awarded. Kingston Carers’ Network won Lot 1 for Kingston on 12 February 2026 at £574,000 excluding VAT (£688,800 including VAT). Richmond Carers Centre won Lot 2 for Richmond on the same date and at the same value. Both contracts run from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031, with one possible 24-month extension to 30 June 2033, subject to satisfactory performance and funding. The tender closed on 9 December 2025, with award decisions due by 2 March 2026. Each lot was evaluated on price at 30% and quality at 70%, including premises, safeguarding, service model and experience, staffing, engagement, partnerships, monitoring, equality, mobilisation, TUPE and social value. Financial viability and appropriate DBS checks were required.

This procurement shows established demand from Achieving for Children for substantial, borough-specific young carers services, with separate delivery in Kingston and Richmond and scope for either a single-borough or cross-borough operating model. A credible future provider would need experience supporting children and young people aged 5 to 18 who are young carers, a safe and accessible service base, and a clear delivery model. It would also need suitably checked paid and voluntary staff, robust safeguarding and wellbeing arrangements, effective engagement with young carers, partnership working and measurable quality assurance. Strong evidence on equality, diversity and inclusion, social value, workforce planning, mobilisation and TUPE would be important, alongside demonstrable financial viability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AfC Young Carers Support Service

Notice Description

Young Carers Support Service for Kingston and Richmond boroughs.

Lot Information

Lot 2

Renewal: Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Planning Information

Providers can access the Soft Market Testing via the London Tenders Portal: https://www.londontenders.org/ Interested providers should complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire and return it no later than 12.00 noon on 1st July 2025 bearing the reference 'Young Carers Support Service', to be returned via the London Tenders portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e06
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079828-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,148,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,148,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£574,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£574,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20267 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 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
Achieving for Children
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TWICKENHAM
Postcode
TW1 3BZ
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton, TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Twickenham Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Twickenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Kingston Carers' Network

RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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