Official UK procurement notice
Buckinghamshire Carers Support Service for Young Carers
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of services to support Young Carers (age 5-18) across the county. The service will provide advice, support and guidance.
The initial contract term is three years with an option to extend for a further two, one year periods (3+1+1). The contract start date is 1 April 2025.
CPV: Guidance services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Buckinghamshire Council is commissioning a dedicated Young Carers Support Service that…
Buckinghamshire Council is commissioning a dedicated Young Carers Support Service that is tailored to meet the needs of Young Carers in Buckinghamshire to enable them to carry out their caring role whilst maintaining their own aspirations. The service will align to the ten key outcomes identified within the Carers Trust Young Carers Covenant which envisions a future where all Young and Young Adult Carers.
The service will adopt a ‘whole family’ approach to supporting Young Carers and their families, raising awareness of unpaid carers, increasing self-identification and promoting access to support services, and aim to reduce the poorer health outcomes faced by unpaid carers.
This Procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime and will be based on the Open Procedure ( Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 1 Nov 2024, 13:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2024, 13:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN748798- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035481- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Nov 2024, 13:43 GMT
- Submission deadline2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.