Notice Information
Notice Title
SOL-Carers of All Ages Specialist Support Service 2025
Notice Description
The Council is re-tendering its Carers of All Ages Support Service contract. The Carer Support Service provides support to all carers who need assistance to manage their unpaid carer role. The current service provides support to people who have various needs in respect of their wellbeing to enable them to continue with their role as unpaid carers. This is an open access service that carers can self-refer when they have need. Referrals can also come from the Adult and Children's Directorates.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There are two extension options of two years each following the initial contract period. If undertaken, the first extension option will run between 1 December 2030, until 30 November 2032. If undertaken, second extension option will run between 1 December 2032, until 30 November 2034. The contract may be extended by mutual agreement, in part or in full, where the awarded Tenderer meets the KPI performance standards and contract delivery objectives applicable to the contract. The services will be subject of review in the fifth year of the initial contract term, and the results of those reviews will inform the Council's decision whether to offer any extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055653
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061434-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,932,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,932,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,932,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2034-03-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procteam@solihull.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOLIHULL
- Postcode
- B91 3QB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG32 Solihull
- Delivery Location
- TLG32 Solihull
-
- Local Authority
- Solihull
- Electoral Ward
- St Alphege
- Westminster Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061434-2025
1st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057501-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036262-2025
30th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
www.csw-jets.co.uk
Interested suppliers must register at www.csw-jets.co.uk (the Council's Tendering Portal) to access the Tender documents associated with this contract opportunity. The relevant project is listed as 'SOL - Carers of All Ages Support Service 2025' and has a project reference of SOL - 23025.
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