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title: "Carers Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0325a0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-10-31"
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# Carers Services

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0325a0

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Council has recently completed a tender process for Carers Services in the health and social work services category. The procurement aimed to provide various services to carers, including information, support plans, advocacy, and health services. The Council awarded contracts to different suppliers for four lots: Adult Carers Service, Young Carers Service, Carers Advocacy Service, and Carers Health and Wellbeing Service. The deadline for bid submissions was 31st October 2022.

This procurement for Carers Services offers opportunities for businesses to provide specialised services to support carers in Liverpool. Business entities in the health and social work services sector, particularly SMEs and organisations with experience in community-based care and advocacy support, would be well-suited to compete for these contracts. The open procedure and city-wide coverage of services create avenues for growth and collaboration in the care industry.

## Notice

Carers Services: The aim is to procure a range of services for carers that supports the Council to fulfil its statutory duties in respect of carers under the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 by ensuring they are identified as early as possible and are able to access: * Information, advice and support * A carers assessment and support plan * A range of personalised support and services * Advocacy support Lot 1: Adult Carers' Service (18+) Lot 2: Young Carers' Service (aged up to 25) Lot 3: Carers' Advocacy Service Lot 4: Carers' Health and Wellbeing Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Adult Carers Service (18+)

Lot 1 - Adult Carers Service (18+) A community-based service that will: * Ensure adult carers who are caring for other adults in Liverpool are identified * Ensure adult carers can receive a carers assessment under the statutory duty of Liverpool City Council * Ensure that adult carers who have been assessed have a support plan which is reviewed on at least an annual basis * Provide personalised information and advice to adult carers and support to access a range of support and services that meet their identified needs * Operate the service on a city-wide basis

Lot 2 - Young Carers Service (up to and including 25 years of age)

Lot 2 - Young Carers Service (up to and including 25 years of age)

Lot 3 - Carers Advocacy Service

Lot 3 - Carers Advocacy Service Advocacy support that will: * Provide free, independent, professional issue-based advocacy support * Support all adult carers (18 years +) who are caring for other adults over the age of 16, plus family carers who are caring for children with additional needs * Promote self-advocacy to enable carers to advocate on their own behalf * Operate the service on a city-wide basis

Lot 4 - Carers Health and Wellbeing Service

Lot 4 - Carers Health and Wellbeing Service A community-based service that will: * Deliver a programme of activities that will ensure a range of support is available to carers in Liverpool that reduces the negative impact of caring on them * Work in partnership with Primary Care Networks (PCN's) and GP practices in Liverpool to support them to develop effective processes to identify and support carers * Promote carers health and wellbeing by working collaboratively with other businesses, service providers and organisations to: o Identify carers early in their caring journey to improve outcomes o Promote the health and wellbeing of carers including mental wellbeing o Facilitate education and training sessions for carers o Facilitate self-managing carers peer support groups and befriending opportunities o Support discharge from hospital and the reablement process o Provide opportunities for a break * Operate the service on a city-wide basis

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030605-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,894,265 |
| Lots value | £4,894,265 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,863,297 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO SERVICES; LOCAL SOLUTIONS; THE BRAIN CHARITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 09:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030605-2022
- 24 Mar 2022 at 08:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007942-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com

## Provenance

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