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Published 3 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Carers Support Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,960,000≈ £490k / year · £2,353,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 10 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Carers Centre SA Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2030 · up to 30 Apr 2033 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has a duty under the Care Act 2014 and the Health and Care Act 2022 to provide a service to support carers in their caring role. The service will include but is not limited to information, advice and guidance, training, income maximisation and innovation projects. The service is at the heart of our ambition to help carers thrive in their caring role and beyond.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,960,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,960,000 exc. VAT · £2,353,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Contract shall be extended by a further three (3) years if both parties are in agreement and contract delivery has been satisfactory
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    The Authority will use the following to determine Tenderers Economic and Financial Standings and Business Risk Profile

    A) Dunn and Bradstreet Report.

    Requirements –

    "Overall Business Risk" - Rating "Low" or "Low to Medium".

    "Failure Score" between "100-51"

    Candidates will need to have a 3-year mean average turnover which is equal to or exceeds £460,000

  • Technical & professional ability
    1. Please provide all the following contract details for the Local Authority commissioned carers services your organisation has delivered in the last three years

    Name of service 1

    Name of Local Authority

    Contract start date

    Contract end date

    Annual value of contract

    Contract reference (referee)

    Name of service 2

    Name of Local Authority

    Contract start date

    Contract end date

    Annual value of contract

    Contract reference (referee)

    1. Please detail your organisation’s experience in delivering tailored information, advice, and guidance services for Carers. The response must reference at least two Local Authority commissioned contracts specific to Carers within the last three years, how the service was delivered, any innovation developed/implemented, outcomes achieved, and key lessons learnt.

    The response must be contained within 750 words.

    1. Please give examples of successfully securing additional funding in a carer related service(s). The response must include the outcomes achieved by your organisation, focusing on value and the impact of any funding.

    The response must be contained within 250 words.

    1. Having a physical base located in Barking and Dagenham, that is accessible through public transport, is important to our carers and fundamental for the delivery of this contract.

    Will you have an accessible operating base within Barking and Dagenham with good public transport links at the start date of the contract to deliver the specified service?

    1. Please attach all the following policies and procedures, ensuring they have been reviewed within the least three years:
    • Your Business Continuity and Recovery Plan (BCP)
    • Your safeguarding policy
    • Your complaints procedure
    • Your code of conduct
    • Your whistleblowing procedure
    1. Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.

    Please provide details of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) you have in place, or will have in place by contract award, to ensure compliance with UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects. Your response should include, but should not be limited to facilities and measures:

    • to ensure ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services
    • to comply with the rights of data subjects in respect of receiving privacy information, and access, rectification, deletion and portability of personal data
    • to ensure that any consent based processing meets standards of active, informed consent, and that such consents are recorded and auditable
    • to ensure legal safeguards are in place to legitimise transfers of personal data outside the UK (if such transfers will take place)
    • to maintain records of personal data processing activities

    to regularly test, assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the above measures

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Method statement/Quality questions: 50%
  • Interview/Presentation: 5%
  • Pricing schedule: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Method statement/Quality questions: Responses to Method statement/Quality questions
  • Social Value: Responses to Social value questions
  • Pricing schedule: Total cost of service provided by completing a pricing spreadsheet
  • Interview/Presentation: The top 3 scoring bidders (after Method statements, Social value and Pricing have been evaluated) will be invited to an interview/presentation involving service users.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    The Authority will use the following to determine Tenderers Economic and Financial Standings and Business Risk Profile

    A) Dunn and Bradstreet Report.

    Requirements –

    "Overall Business Risk" - Rating "Low" or "Low to Medium".

    "Failure Score" between "100-51"

    Candidates will need to have a 3-year mean average turnover which is equal to or exceeds £460,000

  • Technical & professional ability
    1. Please provide all the following contract details for the Local Authority commissioned carers services your organisation has delivered in the last three years

    Name of service 1

    Name of Local Authority

    Contract start date

    Contract end date

    Annual value of contract

    Contract reference (referee)

    Name of service 2

    Name of Local Authority

    Contract start date

    Contract end date

    Annual value of contract

    Contract reference (referee)

    1. Please detail your organisation’s experience in delivering tailored information, advice, and guidance services for Carers. The response must reference at least two Local Authority commissioned contracts specific to Carers within the last three years, how the service was delivered, any innovation developed/implemented, outcomes achieved, and key lessons learnt.

    The response must be contained within 750 words.

    1. Please give examples of successfully securing additional funding in a carer related service(s). The response must include the outcomes achieved by your organisation, focusing on value and the impact of any funding.

    The response must be contained within 250 words.

    1. Having a physical base located in Barking and Dagenham, that is accessible through public transport, is important to our carers and fundamental for the delivery of this contract.

    Will you have an accessible operating base within Barking and Dagenham with good public transport links at the start date of the contract to deliver the specified service?

    1. Please attach al…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Open 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
3 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
Last source update
13 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069845
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
London (UKI52)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055894 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
  2. Market engagement
    17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in partnership with the Integrated Care Board would like to inform you of a potential opportunity for the upcoming tender for the Carers Support Service. The Provider Engagement is an opportunity for potential providers to gain insight and provide feedback into the commissioning intentions, service model, and procurement process for the new Carers Service.

    Event Details

    Date: Thursday 17 July 2025

    Time: 10am -11am

    Location: Microsoft Teams

    Hosted by: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

    Aims

    Outline the vision and objectives for the future Carers Service

    Present the proposed service key features and key outcomes

    Gather feedback from providers to help shape the final service specification

    Explain the procurement timeline and process

    Who should attend

    Current and prospective providers of carers support services

    Voluntary and community sector organisations

    Health and social care partners with an interest in supporting unpaid carers

    Registration

    Please confirm your attendance by 15 July 2025 by e-mailing [email protected] We strongly encourage attendance from all interested providers to ensure a shared understanding of the service expectations and to foster a collaborative approach to supporting carers in our community.

  3. Tender notice published361 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by339 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline325 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by267 days ago
    1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Assessment summaries sent259 days ago
    10 Feb 2026
  8. Latest notice published255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
  9. Standstill ends242 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £1,960,000
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
    was £800,000
  4. Status changed to active
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    13 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,732,4251 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carers Centre SA LtdVCSE1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030 · up to 30 Apr 2033Extensions: Option to extend by a further three years if both parties are in agreement£1,732,425 inc. VAT10 Feb 2026standstill to 26 Feb 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one11—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYP-9821-RZGJ Town Hall, Barking, London, IG11 7LUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Carers Centre SA LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGXV-3822-JRND 334 Heathway, Dagenham, London, RM10 8NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure