Official UK procurement notice
Carers Support Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Carers Support Services for unpaid carers who live in North Tyneside. The service will provide advice and local information relating to care and support for people and support for carers.
Value - £985,980 (aggregated value over 5 years which is the maximum contract period)
Provided under PA2023 - Open Procedure
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,420,060 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Adult Carers SupportAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,015,560
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Young Carers SupportAwardedPublished value£404,500
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 sub-criteria (8)
- A. Experience, Competence and Knowledge: 20%
- B. Project Plan, including timeline: 15%
- C. Staffing Resources: 5%
- D. Staffing skills, experience, training and qualifications: 10%
- E. Needs of the Carer: 15%
- F. Knowledge of North Tyneside: 15%
- G. Service Delivery: 10%
- H. Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- A. Experience, Competence and Knowledge
- B. Project Plan, including timeline
- C. Staffing Resources
- D. Staffing skills, experience, training and qualifications
- E. Needs of the Carer
- F. Knowledge of North Tyneside
- G. Service Delivery
- H. Social Value
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
- 2 Sept 2025, 07:58 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 08:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20251527- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015776- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591b6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Reference Number OPEN20251527
Timeline
2 Sept 2025 → 12 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published2 Sept 2025, 07:58 BST
- Market engagement314 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
This is a further Pre-Market Engagement event, the original event taking place on 25th September 2025 and is to provide suppliers with details of an upcoming procurement. The event will provide an overview of the project, a new timeline for the procurement along with details of how to participate with an emphasis on Social Value requirements.
Time will be made available for supplier questions during the presentation and can also be submitted by the teams chat function during the presentation or via email after the session.
The event will take place via teams on 11th December 2025 at 10:00am.
Interested parties can express an interest and receive an invite to the event by emailing: [email protected] providing an email address for the invitation to be sent.
NOTE: This procurement was originally planned for publication in November 2025, we are now planning to publish in January 2026.
- Next notice expected284 days ago10 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published243 days ago20 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Submission deadline217 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends177 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts174 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago12 Aug 2026, 08:25 BST
Notice history
13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Sept 2025, 07:58 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 12:06 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 12:18 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £1,420,06020 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Deadline published: 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 Apr 2026, 18:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2026, 18:06 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Aug 2026, 08:25 BSTUK7
Published amendments (3)
Pre Market Engagement Event - Updated details
Engagement Deadline
Changes made to original engagement date and year on new date
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-11: 3 releases · 18 Nov 2025, 18 Nov 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Adult Carers Support1 award | |||
| THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREVCSE1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: 3 year contract with the option to extend by 2 x 12 month periods. | £1,015,560 | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Young Carers Support1 award | |||
| THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREVCSE1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: 3 year contract with the option to extend by 2 x 12 month periods. This contract will be dependent on annually funding and will therefore be reviewed on an annual basis with a break clause each year. | £404,500 | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Adult Carers Support · THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREVCSE
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,015,560
- Period
- 17 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month periods
3 agreed KPIs: Increase number of carers receiving statutory carers assessments · Increased engagement with carers · Innovative approaches to reaching carers and their families
- Increase number of carers receiving statutory carers assessments
- Increased engagement with carers
- Innovative approaches to reaching carers and their families
Lot 2 - Young Carers Support · THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREVCSE
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £404,500
- Period
- 17 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension by 2 x 12 month periods dependent on annually funding and will therefore be reviewed on an annual basis with a break clause each year.
3 agreed KPIs: Increase number of carers receiving statutory carers assessments · Increase engagement with carers · Improve opportunities for carers to take a break
- Increase number of carers receiving statutory carers assessments
- Increase engagement with carers
- Improve opportunities for carers to take a break
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Adult Carers Support | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2 · Young Carers Support | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender