Notice Information
Notice Title
Carers Support Service
Notice Description
To provide services and support for un paid carers of all ages who live in Newcastle. Under Section 4 of the Care Act 2014 , the Local Authority must establish, coordinate and maintain a service (or services) that provide accessible, up to date, accurate, comprehensive but proportionate advice and local information relating to care and support for people and support for carers. In addition to this the Children and Families Act 2014 states that a local authority must take reasonable steps to identify and The Young Carers (Needs Assessments) (England) Regulations 2015 mandate that local authorities conduct needs assessments for young carers. This provides an introductory summary of the service delivery.
Planning Information
A market engagement event was held via Microsoft Teams on 30th May 2025. The event was advertised on the Open Platform https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/d1bfe7b6-4e35-400d-b082-8d0bb8540b06. Suppliers submitted expressions of interest via the Open Platform and were provided with the link to attend the event.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae84
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013152-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £853,120 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £853,120 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £2,559,360 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Feb 2026 - 24 Feb 2026 24 hours
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Nina Dixon
- Contact Email
- corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013152-2026
12th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079834-2025
4th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064886-2025
13th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.open-uk.org/
Specification requirements The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full access, free of charge at: https://www.open-uk.org
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