Official UK procurement notice
Carers Support Service I-4805
Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA good ‘Carer Support Service’ is one that recognises, values, and empowers unpaid carers—providing them with the practical, emotional, and social support they need to maintain their own wellbeing while caring for others. This will help to shape more resilient communities and complement the Oxfordshire Way , the Council’s strategic vision. We want the people of Oxfordshire to live well and independently in their communities, remaining fit and healthy for as long as possible. This means intervening early to support individuals, helping people retain their skills and confidence, and preventing need or delaying deterioration wherever possible, and supporting unpaid carers in their caring role.
- How the procedure runs: For full details please refer to ITT Preliminary Selection Questionnaire Evaluation stage based upon supplier’s method statement, Price and other required responses Optional interview
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement not undertaken.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,716,310
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to checks within Procurement Selection Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to ITT documentation
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality : Quality divided into sub-criteria with associated weightings
- Price: Submitted 10 Year Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to checks within Procurement Selection Questionnaire
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to ITT documentation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
I-4805- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075824- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5d9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to Contract.
- How it runs
For full details please refer to ITT
Preliminary Selection Questionnaire
Evaluation stage based upon supplier’s method statement, Price and other required responses
Optional interview
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenderers are invited to submit their bids via the South East Business Portal.
South East Business Portal (www.due-north.com ↗)
Providers can access this opportunity on the portal by searching either 'Dementia Support Service' or the project reference which is DN797833.
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published340 days ago20 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent230 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Standstill ends210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 16:20 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action for Carers OxfordshireCarers Support Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2036 | £10,707,122 | 11 Mar 2026standstill to 30 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAction for Carers Oxfordshire · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action for Carers OxfordshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender