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Published 23 May 2025, 08:55 BST

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All-Age carers Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Salford City Council currently commissions an All-Age carer service to deliver a range of advice and support services for carers and bereaved individuals in Salford. These include:

Carer Support: One‑to‑one and group support for carers of all ages, along with benefits advice and advocacy.

Bereavement Support: Counselling and emotional support for children and young people dealing with bereavement.

Community Activities: Free activities and events for carers, such as arts workshops and social gatherings.

We want to carry out this pre‑market engagement to understand the market's capacity, test the feasibility of our proposed specification and gather insight to shape a realistic, high‑quality service.

It helps ensure the contract reflects carers' needs, encourages a strong and diverse provider landscape and delivers value for money

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 08:55 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
Authority reference
S1873
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005483
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051fe9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 08:55 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published282 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
  4. Market engagement268 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    If you believe your organisation could deliver this service in Salford, please complete the questionnaire and return by 17:00hrs on Wednesday 4th February 2026 via the Chest Procurement Portal

  5. Contract starts30 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 08:55 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Salford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRCJ-7674-MRWM Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, North West, M27 5DAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure