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title: "Provision of Carer Friendly and Young Carers in School Service"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-138623"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-138623.json"
source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2024-03-28"
---

# Provision of Carer Friendly and Young Carers in School Service

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-138623

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services is currently in the award stage of a tender process for the Provision of Carer Friendly and Young Carers in School Service contract. The procurement involves providing services in the Health services and Community health services categories. The contract has been awarded to Tuvida with a value of £400,000. The contract was signed on 28th March 2024.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in health and community services to expand their operations. The contract aims to increase community awareness of unpaid carers and provide support to young carers in schools. Businesses with experience in providing support services, training, and community engagement are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract end date is set for 3rd June 2024, allowing businesses time to prepare and submit their proposals before the award period ends.

## Notice

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who sought to award a contract for the provision of Carer Friendly and Young Carers in School Service.The Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board (RPB) recognise the contribution unpaid Carers make to society and the value, financial and otherwise, of the work they do in caring/supporting people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible in the local community. This is outlined in the Cardiff and Vale Unpaid Carers Charter published in 2023.The Regional Partnership Board wish to commission a service to support community engagement and development of a Carer Friendly region through the support of organisations and schools receiving support, training, guidance and accreditation. There will be two elements to the service as follows;a) Carer Friendly aims to recognise, improve and increase access to information and support for unpaid carers. Trained/accredited services are better equipped to recognise unpaid carers who use their services and to offer support/referral/signposting as appropriate.b) Young Carers in Schools Programme is to provide schools with resources, training and development opportunities to ensure young carers are considered as a vulnerable group in line with the Estyn pre-inspection guidance.The contract is proposed to deliver the following aims overall;1.Increase community awareness and understanding of unpaid carers2. Develop and implement training for groups and individuals to become carer aware.3. To increase identification of unpaid carers through more carer aware and Carer Friendly organisations4. It will make it easier for unpaid carers to find information about support and services in the region.5. It will ensure that unpaid carers are supported to undertake their caring role, as well as ensuring that their health and wellbeing is prioritised via access to relevant services.6. It will support young carers to effectively be supported in school7. It will support the provision of training and development for front line staff in all sectors, thus ensuring that all staff are carer aware.8. It will act as a conduit for dissemination of specific information relevant to unpaid carers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=138623 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TUVIDA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2024 at 12:09 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=138623
- 2 Feb 2024 at 15:09 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=138623

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.tuvida.org/

## Provenance

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