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title: "UNIVERSAL CARERS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b95b14dc-c8d0-4583-a7bd-0eb1e015671e"
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# UNIVERSAL CARERS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

Buyer: WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b95b14dc-c8d0-4583-a7bd-0eb1e015671e

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## Summary

The Wokingham Borough Council is conducting a procurement process titled "UNIVERSAL CARERS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE" within the Health and social work services category. This tender, aimed at supporting unpaid carers in the community, has a contract value of £936,000 and falls under an open procedure. The tender deadline is set for January 20, 2023, with the contract period scheduled from April 1, 2023, to April 1, 2025.

This opportunity presented by Wokingham Borough Council seeks to secure funding for carers support services over a two-year period, with a potential extension, and to invest in prevention services to reduce the need for statutory care. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate in this procurement process.

## Notice

Wokingham Borough Council's Adult Social Care Strategy 2020-2025, VCS Strategy 2020-2025, Carers Strategy 2020-2025 outline the importance of services for unpaid carers that provide support and guidance. This procurement will deliver on all four major priorities of Wokingham Borough Council's Carers Strategy 2020-2025 as well as the wider priority to commission services that deliver quality and value for money. This supports the demand management of adult social care and injects increased funding into the services that provide support and guidance available to carers. Across Wokingham, there exists a range of critical services that seek to enable carers to access the support they need and to be recognised and valued in their community. This procurement will ensure security of funding for two years (with the possibility of extending for up to a further two); for carers support services in the borough; and for reinvesting in prevention services to prevent, reduce and delay the need for statutory care services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc87804e-a058-452a-b278-19a79fe4804f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 1 Apr 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £936,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WOKINGHAM |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG40 1BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Emmbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Wokingham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2022 at 16:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc87804e-a058-452a-b278-19a79fe4804f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc87804e-a058-452a-b278-19a79fe4804f
  5th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=35bd95a0-b774-ed11-811c-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wokingham.gov.uk

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