Notice Information
Notice Title
Young Carer and Sibling Support Offer
Notice Description
The Council is considering a procurement exercise for young carers and sibling support offer. This service ensures children and young people who provide care for a family member are identified early, supported appropriately, and not disadvantaged by their caring role. In order to help inform such an exercise, the Council in undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market. The Council currently commissions an external provider to deliver this service. The contract value is currently estimated at PS130,000 per year, running until the end March 2026. The Council has an estimated annual budget of PS130,000 for this service. Providers are invited to set out what is practicably possible within this financial envelope, including models of part delivery that prioritise the highest-impact elements of the scope. The Council is currently undertaking a market review and, at this stage, no formal contract dates have been set. The contract value is also yet to be determined and the estimated value is for the current annual budget. This exercise is purely for market testing purposes and does not constitute a commitment to procure. For further information please download the pre-market engagement document. Please complete and return Appendix 1 by the submission deadline of 1st October 2025 at 12noon.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98181&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059c24
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057294-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
85310000 - Social work services
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katie Tomlinson
- Contact Email
- katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 0126000000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE33 Barnsley
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Barnsley
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Barnsley North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057294-2025
17th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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