Official UK procurement notice
ITT_30630 - Carers Hub Service
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires the provision of Services relating to delivery of Carers Hub provision in Westminster City Council and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. These Services will enable the Council to provide assessments, advice, activities and support for unpaid carers supporting residents in both boroughs, meeting the Councils’ obligations, under the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014, to support and assess carers, ensuring that statutory objectives are met.
- No preliminary market engagement: The contract is suitable to small and medium enterprises and VCSE, and an informal market engagement event was held.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,864,400
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 (2)
- Technical Envelope: 60%
- Commercial Envelope: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope
- Commercial Envelope
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 17:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 16:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002442- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060419Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 4 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago12 Jan 2026, 17:58 GMT
- Submission deadline247 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by171 days ago7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published51 days ago4 Sept 2026, 16:10 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 17:58 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 16:10 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carers Network WestminsterCarers Hub Service8 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2035Extensions: Two optional two-year extensions (5+2+2 years). | £4,794,127 | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCarers Network Westminster · Greater London
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
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Royal Borough of Kensington & ChelseaContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carers Network WestminsterAwarded 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