Coming up· published 4 Jan 2026
Informal Carers Support Service
Cornwall Council · Cornwall, South West
Cornwall Council is planning Informal Carers Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:17
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:01
View notice2026
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:19
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cornwall Council is planning Informal Carers Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £21,718,324. The contract runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2029. It lasts 3 years.
Find a Tender published it on 5 January 2026. The notice number is 000390-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051314.
Summary of the contracting process
The Informal Carers Support Service tender, initiated by Cornwall Council, is currently in the planning stage. The initiative targets the health and social work services industry and is aimed at supporting the informal caring community within the Cornwall region, UK.
Scheduled to commence on 1st July 2026 and conclude on 30th June 2029, with a potential extension until 2033, this procurement process follows a 'light-touch' regime and exceeds the established procurement threshold, ensuring compliance with the Procurement Regulations 2024. The council invites engagement from organisations until September 2025 through a series of workshops designed to refine the recommissioning approach.
The market engagement deadlines include a key date of 30th September 2025, and interested parties should reach out via the Council’s e-tendering system.
The notice in full
Informal Carers Support provision for Cornwall
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2029 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £21,718,324
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 000390-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051314
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Town
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Electoral ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Delivery area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cornwall Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Celia Penhaligon
- Phone
- +44 1872323222
- Address
- Truro, TR1 3AY · South West · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000390-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043800-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021252-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-051314 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Informal Carers Support Service
When will the Informal Carers Support Service tender open?
Cornwall Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Informal Carers Support Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £21,718,324. The contract runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Informal Carers Support Service?
Cornwall Council, based in Cornwall, South West. The named contact is Celia Penhaligon, on +44 1872323222.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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