Official UK procurement notice
Support for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers in Worcestershire (CSC26009)
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is looking to commission the provision of services for children and young people who undertake a caring role for a family member who are aged 18 and under (Young Carers) to avoid and reduce inappropriate levels of caring and adverse impact on positive outcomes for children and young people. This will also include those 19-25 (Young Adult Carers) to manage their caring responsibilities during the transition period from childhood to adulthood while also receiving information and support that enables them to enjoy a life of their own.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£605,922
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 (2)
- Quality: Please see tender guidance document for full award criteria details
- Social Value: Please see tender guidance document for full award criteria details
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
- 26 May 2026, 09:59 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 09:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064788- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published148 days ago26 May 2026, 09:59 BST
- Market engagement133 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Interested organisations are invited to attend an online market engagement event. The event will offer an overview of the current service, advise of the anticipated procurement timetable and give suppliers the opportunity to ask any questions and give feedback to inform the development of the service specification.
The initial market engagement event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams by invite only on 9th June 2026 at 2pm – 3pm.
If you are interested in attending please email [email protected] marked for the attention of Sue Tunley, including your organisation name, the name of attendee(s) and email address details for the invitation to be emailed to.
- Next notice expected120 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published104 days ago9 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago6 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 09:41 BST
- Award decision expected by7 days ago13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 103 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 May 2026, 09:59 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 14:54 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £605,9229 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
- Status changed to active9 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST9 Jul 2026, 14:54 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Oct 2026, 09:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2026, 09:41 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSSVCSEYoung Carers and Young Adult Carers1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2032 | £605,375 | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- YSSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please log into In-tend to view tender documentation
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award 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