--- title: "Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE" published: "2024-01-15" --- # Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service) Buyer: THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042d5a.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of Calderdale is seeking tenders for the Carers Information, Advice & Support Service, a contract valued at £1,700,000 GBP. This service aims to provide carer assessment, emergency support, strategy groups, personal budgets, and targeted support. The procurement process is currently in the 'Tender' stage with a bid opening date of February 13, 2024. Interested parties can participate in a bidder's day event on January 23, 2024, for more information about the tender. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the health and social work services sector to engage with the Borough Council of Calderdale. Companies with expertise in providing services to carers, mental health support, and ethnic minority groups are well-suited to compete. The contract, spanning an initial 3-year term with potential extensions, offers a lucrative opportunity for business growth in a well-defined industry category and geographical location. ## Notice The Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service) (the "Service"). The Service will offer an innovative and flexible service and be responsive to changing demands and needs of carers. The Service will provide carer's assessments on behalf of the Council which is a statutory duty. In addition, it will support the Council with carers emergency back-up plans, carers strategy group, carers personal budgets and the targeted support fund, and provide statistics for the carers strategy from the register of carers in Calderdale. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Borough Council of Calderdale invites Tenderers to a Bidders Event for our procurement opportunity for the Carers Information, Advice & Support Service (Incorporating Mental Health Carers Service) (the "Service"). The Service will offer an innovative and flexible service and be responsive to changing demands and needs of carers. The Service will provide carer's assessments on behalf of the Council which is a statutory duty. In addition, it will support the Council with carers emergency back-up plans, carers strategy group, carers personal budgets and the targeted support fund, and provide statistics for the carers strategy from the register of carers in Calderdale (currently 2,500 carers registered). Other provision can include peer support groups, courses, activities, events, financial support (benefits, grants, etc), one-to-one emotional support, counselling, carers clinics in GP surgeries, specific support for young adult carers (aged 18-25), mental health carers and ethnic minority carers, including bilingual support. There are currently two separate carers services being provided; a generic carers information, advice and support service, and a specific mental health carers service. Therefore, there are 2 separate TUPE lists. The procurement of this Service will be run as an 'Open' process that will comprise of a Standard Selection Questionnaire and an Invitation to Tender (ITT). A bidder's day will take place on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 at 10.00am - 11.30am via Microsoft Teams. The invitation to the event is included within the procurement documents. By responding to the RSVP you will be sent the meeting invitation. The contract being tendered is for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 24 months. Renewal: The initial term of the Contract is 3 years, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 24 months. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001356-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,700,000 | | Lots value | £1,700,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE | | Locality | HALIFAX | | Post town | Halifax | | Postcode | HX1 1UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Calderdale | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Halifax | | Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Jan 2024 at 17:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001356-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=77054&B=UK - https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2 - https://www.judiciary.uk/ - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103251 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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