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title: "Unpaid Carer Support Service"
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# Unpaid Carer Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unpaid-carer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Midlothian Council: "Unpaid Carer Support Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,720,799. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 37 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Midlothian Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/midlothian-council-ons-s12000019)
- **Published Value:** £3,720,799 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f6`

## 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/unpaid-carer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unpaid-carer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f6#participate

## Description
Midlothian Council seeks a single Provider to be the main service delivering a range of community based unpaid carer support services to relevant carers in Midlothian. The services will support carers in a range of carer roles and circumstances, including carers who are currently underserved within services. The service contract is focussed on delivery of Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) Unpaid Carer Strategy (2025-28), and the Provider will support development and delivery of future strategies in place during the duration of the contract. The Provider is expected to work collaboratively with statutory and Third Sector Providers in Midlothian. The funding to support the contract is fixed over the term.

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

- **Description:** The Authority seeks proposals for unpaid carer support services to implement the Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) Unpaid Carer Strategy (2025-2028) and Action Plan, and Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) Strategic Plan, delivering on pr...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099692-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T15:57:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T03:40:40.727Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f6