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title: "Protecting Young Carers -Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service."
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# Protecting Young Carers -Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service.

Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ddb6d51-d8be-49e5-81ee-e1107839a72f

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## Summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has issued a tender for the "Protecting Young Carers - Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service". This procurement falls under the welfare services for children and young people industry category and is aimed at providing support services to young carers aged 8 to 18 years. The key procurement dates include deadlines for social value clarifications and bidder event details submission by 12 September 2024, the Social Value Bidders Event on 16 September 2024, the final clarification deadline on 24 September 2024, and tender submission by 2 October 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure. The contract, valued at £500,000, will commence on 1 April 2025 and end on 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for an additional two years. 

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in health and social work services, particularly those focused on young people’s welfare. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to apply, making it an ideal opportunity for smaller or community-focused enterprises to expand their service offerings and establish partnerships with a local government body. The awarded contractor, Family Action, will have the chance to make a considerable impact by improving the quality of life for vulnerable young carers in Rotherham, aligning their business with socially valuable outcomes while securing a long-term contract.

## Notice

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking an outstanding Young Carers Support Service that will prioritise a specific cohort of children/young people aged 8 to 18 years (up to their 19th birthday around transition to adulthood). This service will aim to promote and improve the health and wellbeing of young carers where their caring role has been assessed as having a negative impact on their own education, their ability to form friendships or undertake social activities and pursuits, thus, supporting young carers to enjoy their childhoods and meet their educational achievement and potential despite their caring roles & responsibilities. . The contract will run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years and the highest and lowest value indicated in this notice is for the full contract duration, should the extension options be exercised. . Full details, are available at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER, which is the link to the (Mercell Eu-Supply) YORtender tender portal site. The specific ref for this event is YORtender Ref. 89546. . Please note, once this notice has been published, it can take up to 3 hours for the details to appear on the YorTender portal. . For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents or you experience technical issues surrounding the use of the YORtender system, you should request support from the system provider (Mercell) by logging a ticket at email: uksupport@eu-supply.com or telephone: 0800 840 2050. Please note office working hours are 09:00 - 17:00. . Important Dates for your diary. . Deadline Receipt of Tender clarifications in respect of Social Value from attendees wishing to attend a Social Value bidders Event. 12/09/2024 12 Noon Deadline for submitting Social Value Bidders Event attendee details. 12/09/2024 12 Noon Social Value Bidders Event 16/09/2024 14:30 hours via Teams Deadline for all clarifications 24/09/2024 12 Noon Deadline for Tender Submission 02/10/2024 12 Noon

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8b99661-6abe-4b17-bd58-b9e20dfb2167 |
| 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 | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| 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 | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FAMILY ACTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2025 at 14:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8b99661-6abe-4b17-bd58-b9e20dfb2167

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8b99661-6abe-4b17-bd58-b9e20dfb2167
  31st January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83856&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
- https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

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