Lot 1
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Quality — Quality Weighting - 60%
Social Value — Social Value Weighting - 15%
Price — Price Weighting - 25%
Buyer: Cornwall Council →
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Cornwall Council, together with NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB), is inviting tenders for the delivery of the Core Carers Service (Lot 1) across Cornwall. This procurement relates solely to Lot 1 of the Carers Support Service. Lots 2–5 have been commissioned separately and are not part of this opportunity. This follows a previous procurement exercise in which Lot 1 was not awarded, and the Authority has refined and clarified its requirements. The Core Carers Service forms part of a wider Carers Support model and will deliver an all-age, family focused, place-based and preventative service. The service will provide community-based support through Carer Advisors aligned to Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, supporting unpaid Carers to maintain their wellbeing, sustain their caring role, and access timely information, advice and support within their local communities. The successful Supplier will be responsible for leading the strategic development, coordination and integration of the overall Carers Support offer, and will work collaboratively with commissioned specialist services to deliver an integrated service across Cornwall. The service will contribute to key outcomes including enabling Carers to access support before crisis, improving access to information and support, ensuring continuity of care, and supporting Carers of all ages to feel recognised, valued and supported. The estimated annual contract value is approximately £1.55 million, with a maximum total value of approximately £11.4 million over the full contract term including extensions. The contract will commence on 01 November 2026. This procurement is being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 (Light Touch regime) using the open procedure. Tender documents are available via the ProContract e-tendering portal. Interested Suppliers should register on the portal to access the full tender documentation and submit a response.
UKK3, GB
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Quality — Quality Weighting - 60%
Social Value — Social Value Weighting - 15%
Price — Price Weighting - 25%
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health and social work services | Not published |
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Health and social work services (85000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 85 | 14,662 | 1 median · 36.2 average (6,475 of 14,662 with a bid count) | 2.1 average (7,333 of 14,662 with named award suppliers) | 10 comparable price pairs |
| Same buyer | 38 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKK3 | 39 | 2 median · 582.6 average (7 of 39 with a bid count) | 15.6 average (7 of 39 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 468 | 4.5 median · 372.3 average (12 of 468 with a bid count) | 6.6 average (12 of 468 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
£7,406,558 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £11,384,204.
This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06a910 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 050918-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri May 29 2026 14:03:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050918-2026 |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2026-07-23T12:00:00+01:00 |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | 2026-07-09T16:00:00+01:00 |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | 2026-08-12T23:59:59+01:00 |
| Submission method details | https://procontract.due-north.com |
| Submission languages | en |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £11,384,204 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 2 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | tender | 050918-2026 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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