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All Age Carers Hub

Cheshire East Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

16 Oct 2026 at 16:00

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

28 Aug 2026 at 11:02

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

27 Aug 2026 at 15:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council plans to recommission borough-wide support for unpaid adult carers looking after family members, friends or neighbours who live in Cheshire East. The service is intended to provide accessible information, advice and guidance; identify and engage carers early; and offer flexible, preventative support. Anticipated activities include wellbeing and resilience support, training and skills development, peer and community networks, digital approaches and co-production so carers can influence service design. It is also intended to provide targeted help to carers facing additional barriers or inequalities, and build partnerships across voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, social care and health services. This is a health and social care service (CPV 85000000), delivered across Cheshire East.

The procurement is at planning stage: Cheshire East Council has stated its intention to buy the service, but has not yet invited tenders. The final scope and procurement approach are to be settled after service design and market engagement. The council expects to use an open procedure. Its indicative schedule anticipates a further notice on 23 November 2026, tender submissions by 6 January 2027 and an award decision by 18 February 2027. The planned contract is due to run from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2032, with possible extension to 30 June 2034. The estimated value is £4,627,000 excluding VAT (£5,552,400 including VAT). The procurement is arranged as one lot.

This service is likely to suit providers with experience supporting unpaid carers and delivering accessible, person-centred health or social care across a borough. The anticipated breadth of provision calls for the ability to combine proactive outreach and early identification with flexible preventative support, including evening and weekend provision. Providers should be equipped to deliver wellbeing and resilience interventions, carer training, peer support and community connection through accessible channels, alongside digital engagement and co-production. The council is looking for a strong partnership spanning voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, social care and health services. Experience reaching carers affected by inequalities or barriers to support will be relevant, as will the capacity to tailor advice and support to different levels of need. Market engagement is intended to inform the final service design and procurement approach.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

All Age Carers Hub

Notice Description

Cheshire East Council is recommissioning its support offer for carers across the borough. The service will support adult carers who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends and neighbours living within Cheshire East. Under the Care Act 2014, the Local Authority has a statutory responsibility to identify, assess need and support carers. The Council recognises the vital contribution unpaid carers make to sustaining families, communities, health services and social care and is committed to ensuring carers are recognised, valued and supported as equal partners in care. The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process. It is anticipated the contract will include: provision of accessible information, advice and guidance; early identification and engagement; flexible preventative support; promoting wellbeing, training and skills development; peer and community support; digital innovation; co-production; and targeted interventions for carers facing additional barriers or inequalities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract is expected to include: * Provision of clear, consistent, accessible and tailored information, advice and guidance. * Proactive and preventative support that is responsive to differing levels of need, including evening and weekend provision. * Early identification, outreach and engagement with carers. * Wellbeing, resilience and preventative interventions, including training, skills development and support to access local community-based provision. * Interventions that enable carers to maintain interests, relationships and opportunities beyond their caring role. * Training opportunities to upskill carers * Borough-wide opportunities for peer support, mutual aid and community connection, delivered through a range of accessible channels. * Digital and innovative approaches to engaging and supporting carers. * Co-production activity and mechanisms that enable carers to shape and influence local service design and delivery. * Developing a strong partnership across VCSE, social care and health services. * Targeted support for carers experiencing inequalities or additional barriers to accessing support.

Planning Information

This event is designed for service providers seeking to understand and tender for Cheshire East Carers' Support Services. The event will take place in-person at 10:30 - 13:00 on Monday 21 September 2026, at Council Chambers, Macclesfield Town Hall, Market Place, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1EA. The session will cover: • An overview of the council's commissioning intentions and ambitions. • Learning from co-production activities and how these have informed our approach. • Interactive table discussions to gather feedback from the market on proposals and explore opportunities for collaboration, good practice and lessons learned that may inform final service design and procurement approach. • Insight into the procurement approach, indicative timeline and next steps. To register attendance at the event, please confirm by emailing Commissioning@cheshireeast.gov.uk and add "Acceptance of market engagement invitation" as the subject line. Please include the following information within the body of the email: Attendee name(s) Job title(s) Organisation name A calendar invitation will be sent following receipt of your request. Registration to join the event will close at 17:00 on 16 September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edd2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098146-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£4,627,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,627,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cheshire East Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Postcode Area
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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