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title: "Carers Support Service in Swindon"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Carers Support Service in Swindon

Buyer: SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dedc4117-c991-4017-9a53-2c6edf903345

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## Summary

The Swindon Borough Council is planning to recommission a Carers Support Service in Swindon. The procurement process involves running a single tender process split across two lots: one for Support Services for Adult Carers and one for Support Services for children with a caring responsibility, young carers, and parent carers. The engagement end date for this project is set for May 3, 2024.

This tender for the Carers Support Service in Swindon presents opportunities for businesses providing guidance, counselling, and welfare services to bid for contracts with the Swindon Borough Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete for this procurement opportunity aimed at delivering crucial support services to various segments of the community.

## Notice

The purpose of this project is to complete a soft market testing exercise that will inform the recommissioning of a Carers service in Swindon The existing Social Care Support Service has been in place for 11 years and is due to expire in December 2024. The intention is to go out to tender with a view to having a new service in place in January 2025. The current proposed approach is to run a single tender process split across two Lots. Lot 1 will be Support Services for Adult Carers. Lot 2 will be Support services for children with a caring responsibility, young carers and parent carers. This approach is subject to change pending internal governance and the results of market engagement. The purpose of this SMT questionnaire is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council's requirements, including information that will help define the most appropriate structure and plan for any potential competitive procurement exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d747472-920f-4c99-b30a-111b62c336b4 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 May 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN1 2JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Eastcott |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

## Release History

- 11 Apr 2024 at 09:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d747472-920f-4c99-b30a-111b62c336b4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d747472-920f-4c99-b30a-111b62c336b4
  11th April 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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