Official UK procurement notice
Young Carers services across Camden and Islington
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract is for the delivery of statutory and preventative Young Carers services across Camden and Islington.
Young Carers are children and young people between 5 - 17 who provide some care for a parent or other family member who may have a physical or learning disability, long term illness, mental ill health or drug and/or alcohol problems. Children and young people as carers have the right to be given a choice, be treated as an individual, be given appropriate and co-ordinated support from the relevant agencies and be given the option to participate in the planning and delivery of services.
The contract initial term is 36 months with a permitted extension of up to 24 months at the sole discretion of the Councils.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£968,792
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must be legally constituted organisations with the capacity and resources to deliver the Contract. Tenderers must not be subject to any applicable exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023 and must demonstrate appropriate financial standing and organisational capability. Successful tenderers will be required to hold the insurance levels specified in the procurement documents before Contract commencement.
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must demonstrate relevant experience, skills, resources and organisational capability to successfully deliver a Young Carers service. Evidence may include previous contracts, references, staffing arrangements, safeguarding procedures, quality management systems and partnership working experience. Equivalent qualifications, accreditations, standards and evidence of competence will be accepted where they demonstrate an equivalent level of capability.
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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).
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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
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must be legally constituted organisations with the capacity and resources to deliver the Contract. Tenderers must not be subject to any applicable exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023 and must demonstrate appropriate financial standing and organisational capability. Successful tenderers will be required to hold the insurance levels specified in the procurement documents before Contract commencement.
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must demonstrate relevant experience, skills, resources and organisational capability to successfully deliver a Young Carers service. Evidence may include previous contracts, references, staffing arrangements, safeguarding procedures, quality management systems and partnership working experience. Equivalent qualifications, accreditations, standards and evidence of competence will be accepted where they demonstrate an equivalent level of capability.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN816495- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075819- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e058Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The contract initial term is 36 months with a permitted extension of up to 24 months at the sole discretion of the Councils.
The contract will be subject to the Council's standard services terms and conditions. Payments will be made monthly in arrears against satisfactory performance and submission of valid invoices and performance information. The Authority will monitor delivery through Key Performance Indicators covering access, outcomes, safeguarding, service quality, equality, participation and social value. Key risks include demand growth, workforce sustainability, safeguarding, TUPE transition and funding changes, which will be managed through contractual controls, performance management and governance arrangements.
Invoices must be submitted electronically via the respective Authority's Accounts Payable system or designated e-invoicing portal, quoting the relevant Purchase Order number. The Authorities shall pay their own undisputed invoices within 30 days of receipt of a valid invoice. Any invoice submitted without a valid Purchase Order may be rejected and returned unpaid.
- Risks
The Contract is for the delivery of statutory and preventative Young Carers services across Camden and Islington. Risks that may affect the satisfactory performance of the Contract include variations in service demand and referral volumes; changes in available funding or commissioning arrangements; legislative, regulatory or policy changes affecting children's services, carers' services or safeguarding; increased complexity of need amongst service users; workforce, recruitment, retention or TUPE-related challenges; mobilisation and transition risks; changes to partnership arrangements with health, education, social care or voluntary sector organisations; safeguarding requirements; and technological, information governance or operational changes necessary to maintain effective service delivery. The Authority may modify the Contract, where permitted under the Procurement Act 2023 and the Contract terms, to address such risks and ensure continuity and effectiveness of service provision.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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All procurement communications, clarification questions and tender submissions must be made through the messaging facility on the Proactis (ProContract) e-Tendering Portal and the Authority will only accept tenders submitted through this system. The registration link is: procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗
Timeline
10 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published79 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago21 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST
- Submission deadline30 days ago28 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 10 days7 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 95 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Aug 2026- Tender notice published10 Aug 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published10 Aug 2026, 15:24 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 18:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 17 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST8 Sept 2026, 18:18 BST+7 days · was 10 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 10:09 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 21 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST16 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST+4 days · was 17 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- Tender notice published21 Sept 2026, 10:29 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST21 Sept 2026, 10:29 BST+7 days · was 21 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (3)
The deadline for submissions has been extended until 2pm on 17th September 2026.
The submission deadline has now been extended to 2pm on Monday 21st September 2026.
The submission deadline has been extended until 2pm on 28th September 2026
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 10 Aug 2026, 10 Aug 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of IslingtonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
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