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Carers Centre

Stirling Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 14:11

Award Notice
Tender

17 Dec 2025 at 10:35

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council jointly procured a carers centre service covering the Stirling and Clackmannanshire area. The service supports unpaid carers, helping them to improve their health and wellbeing and maintain or improve their quality of life while continuing in their caring role. It replaces separate contracts for each council area with a single service aligned to the Model of Care for unpaid carers and its community-based approach. The requirement is primarily guidance, community health and welfare support delivered outside residential institutions. The work is therefore relevant to organisations experienced in carers’ services, community support, wellbeing provision or related welfare services across Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

The procurement is complete and an active contract was awarded to Stirling Carers Centre. The contract value is £1,678,936 and it was signed on 18 May 2026. The award relates to a two-year contract period, with options to extend for two further 12-month periods. The councils used an open procedure, with award evaluation weighted 90% to quality and 10% to price. Bids were submitted electronically in English, and variants were not allowed. The submission deadline and bid opening were both 21 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC; evaluation began on that date. The procurement record marks the single lot as cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active.

This procurement demonstrates demand for a substantial, area-wide unpaid carers service combining guidance, community health support and welfare provision. A credible future competitor would need experience supporting carers in community settings and a clear model for enabling people to sustain their caring role while protecting their health, wellbeing and quality of life. The requirement favours organisations able to deliver consistently across both Stirling and Clackmannanshire rather than operating only within one locality. Buyers would also expect a suitably qualified delivery team, since staff names and qualifications were required during the process. Stirling Carers Centre, recorded as an SME, shows that a specialist community organisation can compete for this type of council service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Carers Centre

Notice Description

This procurement is concerned with the provision of a carers centre contract delivered across both Clackmannanshire and Stirling HSCP area. This will move away from the current delivery model of separate contracts for each area. The delivery of this contract will align with the Model of Care for unpaid carers, specifically the community approach.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This purchase is core to the delivery of supporting carers, enabling and empowering them to improve their own health and wellbeing, and maintain or improve their quality of life while they continue in their caring role.

Renewal: Option to extend for two periods of 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f774
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074240-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312310 - Guidance services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,678,936 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stirling Council
Additional Buyers

Clackmannanshire Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
FK7 7QA
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stirling Carers Centre

Further Information

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