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# Kent Carers Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-carers-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe04). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Kent Carers Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £47,220,600. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2025, 16:30 BST. 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:** £47,220,600 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2025 at 16:30 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £18,530,235 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-carers-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe04#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fe04`

## Before you bid
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- **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-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe04#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-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe04#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

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Kent Carers Support Service - East Kent
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £23,522,800
- **Description:** Kent Carers Support Service to be delivered in the following geographical areas: Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Thanet, Folkestone and Hythe.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Kent Carers Support Service - West Kent
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £23,697,800
- **Description:** Kent Carers Support Service to be delivered in the following geographical areas: Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells and Swale.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** -1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 03/11/2025

- **Award:** Kent Carers Support Service: Lot 2 - West Kent (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Imago Community**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-162857`
  - Value: £18,530,235 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036237-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-03T17:46:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T12:44:59.296Z
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