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title: "Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)"
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# Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-carers-support-service-lot-1-east-kent-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £23,522,800. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £23,522,800 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 January 2026 at 16:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £23,522,800 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-carers-support-service-lot-1-east-kent-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96`

## 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/kent-carers-support-service-lot-1-east-kent-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-carers-support-service-lot-1-east-kent-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96#participate

## Description
Kent County Council are seeking to re-procure a Kent Carers Support Service which is aimed at supporting unpaid carers within the county.
This new service will replace two current services;
The Carers Community Navigation Service and Carers Short Breaks service.
Key Areas of Service Delivery: Building from the Kent Adult Carers Strategy the following
key areas of service delivery have been identified for the Kent Carers Support Service:
i) Identifying and Recognising Carers, including Seldom-Heard Carers
ii) Empowering Carers: information, advice and training in ways that they can understand
iii) Prevention and Wellbeing especially for lifestyle risk factors, mental health and information and advice
iv) Support for Young Carers' Transition to Adulthood
v) Carers Assessment
vi) Carers Breaks
vii) Emergency Breaks
viii) Carers Personal Budgets
Lot 2 of this contract was previously awarded. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070631

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £23,522,800

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lot 1. Kent Carers Support Service - East Kent (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **INVOLVE KENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179346`
  - Value: £23,522,800 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000434-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T13:47:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:45:01.323Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96