--- title: "Carer Support Service - Market Research Questionniare" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2019-08-16" --- # Carer Support Service - Market Research Questionniare Buyer: WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695.json) ## Summary West Dunbartonshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a Carer Support Service as part of its commitment to the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. This initiative aims to enhance the rights of adult and young carers in the community, with a focus on identifying their support needs and providing accessible information. Interested parties should complete a market research questionnaire by 30 August 2019. The procurement is classified under the services category and targets the region of Dumbarton, UK. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care services, community support, and consultancy for health and social care initiatives. Companies that can provide innovative solutions for identifying and supporting carers, as well as accessible information systems, would be particularly well-suited to compete for the forthcoming contract that will follow this market research phase. ## Notice The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 seeks to give adult and young carers new rights, whilst bringing together all the rights carers currently have, within previous legislation. West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire HSCP is committed to delivering all aspects and requirements of the Act particularly in relation to: - identifying both adult and young carers living within our communities - understanding the care that they provide and their support needs - providing comprehensive and easily accessible information and advice on the type of support available as well as how and where to get it To this end we are carrying out market research with a view to informing our tender process which will be published later in the year. If you may be interested in tendering for this contract please complete the questions below to help inform our strategy and specification. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 seeks to give adult and young carers new rights, whilst bringing together all the rights carers currently have, within previous legislation. West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire HSCP is committed to delivering all aspects and requirements of the Act particularly in relation to: - identifying both adult and young carers living within our communities - understanding the care that they provide and their support needs - providing comprehensive and easily accessible information and advice on the type of support available as well as how and where to get it To this end we are carrying out market research with a view to informing our tender process which will be published later in the year. If you may be interested in tendering for this contract please complete the questions below to help inform our strategy and specification.. Please complete the questionnaire and return to aileen.toland@west-dunbarton.gov.uk by 30 August 2019 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG363490 | | Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 May 2020 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | DUMBARTON | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G82 1QL | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire | | Local authority | West Dunbartonshire | | Electoral ward | Dumbarton | | Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire | | Delivery location | TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 16 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG363490 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG363490&idx=1 19th August 2019 - Carer Support Service - Market Research Questionniare - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG363490 Carer Support Service - Market Research Questionniare - The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 seeks to give adult and young carers new rights, whilst bringing together all the rights carers currently have, within previous legislation. West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire HSCP is committed to delivering all aspects and requirements of the Act particularly in relation to: - identifying both adult and young carers living within our communities - understanding the care that they provide and their support needs - providing comprehensive and easily accessible information and advice on the type of support available as well as how and where to get it To this end we are carrying out market research with a view to informing our tender process which will be published later in the year. If you may be interested in tendering for this contract please complete the questions below to help inform our strategy and specification. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=594695 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000594695.json.