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# Sandwell Carers Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sandwell-carers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04dcb7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: "Sandwell Carers Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000028)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2025 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG37
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,632,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dcb7`

## 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/sandwell-carers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04dcb7#tl-md)

## Description
The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to procure a new Carers Service in Sandwell where carers can access information, advice, and support in line with the Care Act 2014.The Care Act 2014 placed a duty on all Councils to consider the needs of carers on equal footing to the person receiving care and support. There is a clear focus in the Act on promoting carers' wellbeing, taking account of the impact caring has on all aspects of their lives. It is therefore a statutory requirement that every Council has a robust offer to identify carers and support them appropriately.The new service will work with local partners towards better lives for Carers in Sandwell. It will improve outcomes for Sandwell carers, including health, wellbeing and opportunities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000
- **Description:** A borough wide Carers Service. Modification to the existing contract to include a bereaved carers service into the operating model.
- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 01/06/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 049478-2026-ASC146-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Forward Carers CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122901`
  - Value: £1,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 050422-2026-ASC146-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Forward Carers CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122901`
  - Value: £1,632,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 050422-2026-ASC146-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,632,500
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2025

- **Contract:** 049478-2026-ASC146-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,500,000
  - Signed Date: 24/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F049478-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-28T14:18:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:49:45.060Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dcb7