Official UK procurement notice
Adult Unpaid Carer Support Services
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe overarching purpose of the provision of Carers’ Support Services is to ensure that adult carers who are caring for a family member, friend or neighbour who is ordinarily resident in Bedford Borough & Central Bedfordshire (excluding Luton), are supported to maintain:
- A positive sense of their own health and wellbeing
- Themselves in their caring role, in a way that is safe for them.
The Provision of Support Services is for Adult Carers (including Parent Carers caring for people over the age of 18 years old & Parent Carers of children with disabilities under the age of 18.
The Provision of Support Services is for Adult Carers including:
- Parent Carers caring for people over the age of 24 years old in Bedford Borough
- All Parent Carers in Central Bedfordshire
This service will provide an early response team to triage carer needs, a higher level support offer for carers assessed as being at level 2 or 3 and Information, Advice & Guidance to level 1 carers who are digitally excluded. The service is expected to work in partnership with other local carers services to ensure carers are able to move seamlessly through and between services and so they do not need to tell their story more than once.
The contract will be for three (3) years with an option to extend for two (2) years in 12-month-instalments.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Aug 2029, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,327,352
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: Quality: 60% Price: 40% Please see Carers Support Services ITT Guidance Document for further details of award criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Aug 2029
- First published
- 18 Jun 2025, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
BBC AD 03899- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045835- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f63Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:54 BST
- Market engagement1 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Planned Virtual event via Teams @ 10am on 1st July 25. If you are interested in attending please confirm via email [email protected]
- Next notice expected2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:59 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent320 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by316 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published266 days ago4 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:54 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:59 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,327,3524 Aug 2025, 17:59 BST
- Status changed to active4 Aug 2025, 17:59 BST
- Procurement method changed4 Aug 2025, 17:59 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST4 Aug 2025, 17:59 BST
- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 19:16 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST4 Aug 2025, 19:16 BST+3 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 4 Aug 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 18 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability DirectSMEAdult Unpaid Carers Support Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Two (2) years in 12-month- instalments | £1,957,720 | 12 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Unpaid Carers Support Services · Disability DirectSME
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,957,720
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two (2) years in 12-month- instalments
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Disability DirectAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see Bedford Borough Council eProcurement portal: Carers Support Services In-Tend Reference: BBC AD 03899
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender