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title: "Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service)"
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# Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service)

Buyer: THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f862171-e68f-4003-93be-ac4fbb6b339f

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## Summary

The Borough Council of Calderdale has awarded a contract for the Carers Information, Advice & Support Service in the Health and social work services category. The contract, valued at £1,579,440 GBP, was awarded to Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd. The procurement method used was an open procedure with a tender closing date of 13th February 2024. The contract period is from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2029. The service is located in Yorkshire and the Humber region, United Kingdom.

This contract presents opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) interested in providing carers support services. Businesses offering innovative and flexible services responsive to carers' needs could compete effectively. The contract's initial term is 3 years with possible extensions, opening avenues for long-term partnerships for businesses in the health and social work services sector, focusing on carer support and mental health services.

## Notice

The Service will offer an innovative and flexible service and be responsive to changing demands and needs of carers. The Service will provide carer's assessments on behalf of the Council which is a statutory duty. In addition, it will support the Council with carers emergency back-up plans, carers strategy group, carers personal budgets and the targeted support fund, and provide statistics for the carers strategy from the register of carers in Calderdale (currently 2,500 carers registered). Other provision can include peer support groups, courses, activities, events, financial support (benefits, grants, etc), one-to-one emotional support, counselling, carers clinics in GP surgeries, specific support for young adult carers (aged 18-25), mental health carers and ethnic minority carers, including bilingual support. The contract being tendered is for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 24 months. There are currently two separate carers services being provided; a generic carers information, advice and support service, and a specific mental health carers service. Therefore, there are 2 TUPE lists. A bidders event will be held on Tuesday 23rd January at 10.00am - 11:30am via Microsoft Teams. The invitation to the event has been uploaded with the procurement documents. By responding to the RSVP, you will be sent the meeting invitation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a333a7a7-009b-465e-b345-b892125a9912 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,579,440 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE |
| Locality | HALIFAX |
| Post town | Halifax |
| Postcode | HX1 1UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Calderdale |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Halifax |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2024 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a333a7a7-009b-465e-b345-b892125a9912

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a333a7a7-009b-465e-b345-b892125a9912
  24th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2

## Provenance

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