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title: "Improving the Identification of Young Carers"
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# Improving the Identification of Young Carers

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-672b7d53-c0a3-41a4-8629-135e4fd01720

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## Summary

The "Improving the Identification of Young Carers" project, initiated by the Department of Health, aims to enhance the timely identification of young carers under the age of 18. This procurement is classified under education and training services, with a focus on health and social work services. The project is currently in the Award stage, with a contract value of £117,000, and the contract period runs from 1st September 2017 to 30th March 2018. Interested suppliers were required to submit their tenders by 4th August 2017, and services will be delivered across various regions in the United Kingdom, including the North East, London, and the South East.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the social care, educational, and community services sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, given the project's social objectives and the application of the Light Touch Regime (LTR), which allows for a more flexible procurement process. Thus, businesses capable of delivering innovative support solutions for young carers will find this a valuable opportunity for growth and engagement within the community.

## Notice

The project to Improve Identification of Young Carers is a key piece of work designed to support the delivery of the Department of Health's Carers work programme this year. The aim of the project is to increase the timely identification of Young Carers (aged under 18) in order that they can receive appropriate support from services and the community around them. The Department has heard in its Call for Evidence , which has informed the development of this new work, that identifying young carers is an essential step in ensuring that young carers, and their families, receive the support they need, in particular ensuring that young carers do not have to provide excessive or inappropriate care. This project and its outcomes will support joint working between the statutory and voluntary sectors, and wider communities, as part of developing carer-friendly communities, to achieve better identification and support of young carers. It also seeks to support the Department and Government's wider strategic aims to: * support carers to continue to care, and only where appropriate, while minimising the detrimental impact on their own health and wellbeing and other life chances; * ensure the new rights for carers introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014 are more fully embedded, and bring the benefits to carers intended by the Act; and * help realise the duty placed on Local Authorities in England by the Children and Families Act 2014, to take reasonable steps to identify the extent to which there are young carers within their area who have needs for support. Interested suppliers need to register on the BMS system if they have not done so already. Details of registration can be found on the attached instructions document and link provided. This Procurement exercise will follow the principles of the 'Light Touch Regime' (LTR) as introduced under the revised Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (PCR2015). The LTR is a specific set of rules for certain service contracts that include certain social, health and educational services as defined by the Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, and whose value that do not exceed a net total of EUR750,000 (euros). Under the LTR, contracting Authorities are given greater flexibility regarding the approach and tender procedures adopted for the service requirements. Therefore the Authority has decided to utilise our existing suite of templates for the basis of this exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f52772f9-97e0-4d5e-9265-fe1092a151eb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime (LTR) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £117,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG1 7EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Reading Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CARERS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2017 at 12:47 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f52772f9-97e0-4d5e-9265-fe1092a151eb
- 11 Sep 2017 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f52772f9-97e0-4d5e-9265-fe1092a151eb
- 17 Jul 2017 at 09:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7a7aa88-5004-477c-9210-540059bd25c9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f52772f9-97e0-4d5e-9265-fe1092a151eb
  18th September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7a7aa88-5004-477c-9210-540059bd25c9
  17th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c4d2a35-a933-48ca-bfdd-362848e3474f
  Invitation to Tender document - Attachment 1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/862dcb09-7b53-4889-9d69-2f410cb4f476
  Terms of Participation - Attachment 2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c4b58f48-7081-4a28-9a7e-733705c5a981
  Service Description - Specification Document - Attachment 3
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/06ffca6e-e9bf-4af8-8155-40194d9bb397
  Terms and Conditions of Contract - Attachment 4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cb993c4f-a6d6-4cb0-af30-d9663a5f3693
  Evaluation Guidance Document - Attachment 5
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/71c963d0-dd23-46a5-9f45-524cc304617a
  Selection Questionnaire & Participation Requirements - Attachment 6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c389287-c91c-4e0a-b8ec-9247740493e6
  Award Questionnaire - Attachment 7
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3c684606-7049-4900-a8fd-72c2d00d83e6
  Pricing Schedule - Attachment 8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5eb3088e-7bda-41d2-ab39-2e7f48759d19
  Non-disclosure of Confidential Information - Attachment 9
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e43f9ca0-1b33-4442-808e-a6e0e3bea131
  BMS Supplier user guidance document
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement
  BMS E-procurement Registration Details and helpdesk details
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9a815227-e887-42be-ab34-d1188bba9a95
  Redacted Contract Document

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