Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Young Carer and Young Adult Carers Support Service in Gloucestershire
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedProvision of Adults Health and Social Care Advocacy in Gloucestershire · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA countywide support service for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers (ages 8-25) in Gloucestershire, delivering early identification, assessment, personalised support planning, emotional and well-being support, information/advice, learning and development opportunities, and transition support into adulthood. The service will champion young carer voice and participation, strengthen awareness and recognition across communities and professionals, provide accessible information and guidance, ensure contingency planning, reduce isolation through connection and well being activities, and offer flexible communication and digital access.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,116,008
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 4 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
DN802231- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032131- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064685Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published261 days ago4 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
- Market engagement234 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Gloucestershire County Council invites providers to participate in pre-market engagement for the future provision of Young Carer Support. As part of our engagement for the re-commissioning of the Young Carers contract, we'll be hosting an engagement event.
The engagement event will be held on:
Monday 2nd March - 14:00 - 15:00 - via MS Teams
If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] who will send a MS Teams invite.
- Tender notice published197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published130 days ago15 Jun 2026, 11:43 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 17:16 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,225,7208 Apr 2026, 17:16 BSTwas £2,077,500
- Status changed to active8 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Deadline published: 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST8 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Tender notice published13 Apr 2026, 14:17 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,116,00813 Apr 2026, 14:17 BSTwas £2,225,720
- Contract award notice published15 Jun 2026, 11:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2026, 11:43 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Value updated to include possible extensions
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 4 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECTVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: The initial 5 year contract value is £2,225,720 ex. VAT. The total value including possible extensions is £3,116,008 ex. VAT. There is an option to extend for up to two (2) years at the Council's discretion. | £3,116,008 | 4 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender