Awarded· 26 Mar 2024
Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice Service
Sunderland City Council · Sunderland, North East
Sunderland City Council has awarded Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Sunderland Carers Centre
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:56
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About this tender
In brief
Sunderland City Council has awarded Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Sunderland Carers Centre. It was awarded on 26 March 2024. The contract value is £4,440,996.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 18 February 2025. The notice number is 005555-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e330.
Summary of the contracting process
Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice Service. The procurement process, which has now reached the award stage, was aimed at acquiring social work and related services within the region of UKC.
The contract covers an essential range of services designed to support adult and young carers as well as providing impartial, confidential advice on special educational needs and disabilities. Key dates include the contract being signed on 26th March 2024. The total value of the awarded contracts amounts to GBP 4,170,996 for the Adult & Young Carer Service and GBP 270,000 for the Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice Service.
The process followed a limited procurement method due to no suitable tenders being received during an open procedure, leading to a direct award to Sunderland Carers Centre. The awarded services are critical in catering to the needs of both young and adult carers as well as individuals with special educational needs.
Companies with expertise in providing comprehensive care assessments, family support in compliance with legislative acts (such as the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Care Act 2014), and advisory services related to education, health, and care plans would be well-positioned to engage with similar future tenders.
The reliance on an experienced provider like Sunderland Carers Centre underscores the importance of demonstrated capability and experience in successfully delivering these specialised services.
The notice in full
Adult & Young Carer Service: The Service offers an open referral system and will receive referrals from and for Adult and Young Carers within the city. The Service will complete Carer's Assessments on behalf of the Local Authority and prescribe services to support Carer's within the remit of the Care Act as required following an initial triage of the referral.
The Service will engage and support Young Carers and their Family to meet the regulations and guidance in relation to the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Care Act 2014. Special Educational Needs & Advice Service: To provide a free, impartial and confidential information, advice and support.
This must cover initial concerns or identification of potential SEN or disabilities, through to ongoing support and provision, which may include an Education Health and Care plan (EHC Plan). The service will ensure children, young people and parents/carers are provided with information and advice on matters relating to SEN and disability.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Sunderland Carers Centre
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £4,440,996
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 005555-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e330
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR1 3AD
- Electoral ward
- Millfield
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Delivery area
- North East (England)
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sunderland City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR1 3AD · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Sunderland Carers Centre
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice… contract?
Sunderland City Council awarded the contract to Sunderland Carers Centre on 26 March 2024.
How much is the Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice… contract worth?
The contract value is £4,440,996.
Who is the buyer for Adult & Young Carer Service and Special Educational Needs & Disability Advice…?
Sunderland City Council, based in Sunderland, North East.
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