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Planning

09 Jul 2026 at 14:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Kirklees Young Carers Service," focusing on health and social work services. This service is intended for the Kirklees region, coded as UKE44, in the United Kingdom. The procurement process is using a market engagement approach to frame the eventual tender, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 9th July 2026. Stakeholders are encouraged to complete and electronically return an associated questionnaire by 31st July 2026, to shape the procurement process. The new contract, planned under UKPGA 2023/54, will potentially run from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2030, with an optional extension to 31st March 2032.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses operating in health and social work services, especially those that are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). By participating in this early market engagement, businesses can influence a well-framed procurement process that aligns with market capabilities and needs, potentially positioning themselves for robust competitive bidding. The emphasis on collaboration during the planning phase highlights the Council's intent to ensure that the subsequent contract aligns effectively with both community needs and market capabilities.

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Notice Title

Kirklees Young Carers Service

Notice Description

Kirklees Council is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide for a Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service in Kirklees that will form part of the contract with Kirklees Council (the Council). To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise. Suppliers are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements detailed in this document and complete the attached questionnaire to give us feedback on the proposed approach. This Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. The Council, as contracting authority, is issuing this request for information only, in order to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. The new contract will commence on 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2030, with the option to extend for 2 years to 31st March 2032.

Planning Information

Your responses will assist us in creating a procurement process which is well-framed, focused, feasible and likely to be of interest to the market. This process focuses on the market as a whole, rather than on the merits of individual organisations. Returned questionnaires will be assessed based on responses to the questions identified at Appendix 1. You should complete the Appendix 1 document and return electronically via the internet using the YORtender electronic tendering system: https://yortender.eu-supply.com Please note The Tender for this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice will be advertised on the Atamis portal Suppliers will need to be registered, link below:- https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064860-2026
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jul 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Post Town
Huddersfield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees

Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

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