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# Carers Support Service – Lead Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carers-support-service-lead-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-0437c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes Council: "Carers Support Service – Lead Provider". Published status: complete. Published Value: £825,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042)
- **Published Value:** £825,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services, Social work services, Social work services without accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £825,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carers-support-service-lead-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-0437c5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0437c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carers-support-service-lead-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-0437c5#tl-md)

## Description
Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Lead Provider for its Carers Support Service. This is being procured as an open tender under the light touch regime. The overarching purpose of the provision of Carers’ Support Services is to ensure that carers who are caring for a family member, friend or neighbour who are ordinarily resident in Milton Keynes, are supported to maintain a positive sense of their own health and wellbeing and Continuing their caring role, in a way that is safe for them.The Lead Provider organisation forms part of the tiered approach of the Carers’ Support Services. The tiered approach encompasses levels of support and specialism. It has a lead provider, who provides overarching Information advice and guidance and acts as a single point of access. It then has a number, of specialist organisations(not included in this tender) who work in collaboration to meet the needs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £825,000
- **Description:** Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Lead Provider for it's Carers Support Service. This is being procured as an open tender under the light touch regime.The duration of the contract will be for 3 years with a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Carers Support Service - Lead Provider (active)
  - Award id: `005249-2025-2024-121-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138102`
  - Value: £825,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Carers Support Service - Lead Provider (active)
  - Signed Value: £825,000
  - Signed Date: 14/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005249-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-14T16:55:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T00:40:23.810Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0437c5