--- title: "Unpaid Adult Carers Support Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07909c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07909c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07909c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07909c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Cambridgeshire County Council" published: "2026-10-26" --- # Unpaid Adult Carers Support Services Buyer: Cambridgeshire County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07909c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07909c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07909c.json) ## Summary Cambridgeshire County Council intends to procure an unpaid adult carers support service for adults aged 18 and over who care for someone ordinarily resident in Cambridgeshire. The service is part of the Council’s adult social care prevention and support work. It will provide personalised help and connect carers with services and activities in their local communities, aiming to support independence, health and wellbeing and reduce the risk of needs escalating to more intensive intervention. This is a social care support service (social work and related services, CPV 85300000), delivered in Cambridgeshire. The intended beneficiaries are unpaid adult carers, and the work combines direct support with links to community-based provision. This is at the planning stage: the Council has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The buyer expects to publish a further notice on 9 November 2026; a preliminary market engagement questionnaire is expected by that date. The indicative contract period is 2 August 2027 to 1 August 2030, with a possible extension to 1 August 2031. The estimated value is £5.32 million excluding VAT (£6.384 million including VAT). The procurement is arranged as one lot. No procedure, procurement method or evaluation criteria are stated at this stage. The service is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so providers of different sizes and organisational types may be well placed to prepare. Relevant suppliers are likely to be those able to deliver personalised support to unpaid adult carers and connect them with local services and activities across Cambridgeshire. The Council’s stated priorities are early intervention, maintaining carers’ independence, improving health and wellbeing, and preventing support needs from escalating. Providers with experience supporting adults with caring responsibilities and working with community-based services may find the service aligned with their capabilities. The planning process includes market engagement, offering prospective providers a chance to inform preparation before the later tender stage. ## Notice The Unpaid Adult Carer Support Service is a key part of Adult Social Care's (ASC) statutory and preventative approach to unpaid carer support. It helps people to remain independent and delays the need for more intensive intervention by providing personalised support and connecting carers to services and activities in their local communities. This not only improves outcomes for people receiving the support and those they care for but also enables the Council to effectively manage demand and associated costs. The service is open to all adults aged 18 and over with caring responsibilities for people who are ordinarily resident in Cambridgeshire, with the goal of the service being to offer early intervention to adult carers, to improve health and wellbeing and prevent escalation of issues. ### Planning Information This PME questionnaire is available along with the instructions for completion/submission via our Intend e-tendering portal where you can search our opportunity and register to view further information via the following link: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home Please also ensure you are registered on the Government tendering portal in order to participate and obtain your share code - https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101249-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 26 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Aug 2027 - 2 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,320,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Cambridgeshire County Council | | Locality | ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON | | Postcode area | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE28 4YE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | The Stukeleys | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 26 Oct 2026 at 17:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101249-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101249-2026 26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home - https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ - https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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