Awarded· 25 Mar 2025
Stroke Support Services
Cumberland Council · Cumberland, North West
Cumberland Council has awarded Stroke Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cumberland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Stroke Association
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 11:08
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 09:12
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cumberland Council has awarded Stroke Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cumberland. The contract went to The Stroke Association. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £66,000. The contract runs from 16 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - limited competition. Find a Tender published it on 7 August 2025. The notice number is 046765-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05611c.
Summary of the contracting process
The recent public procurement contracting process managed by Cumberland Council involves a project titled "Stroke Support Services," situated within the health and social services industry category, with operations based primarily in the Cumberland region, UKD1. This procurement has reached the award stage, with a contract effective from 17 July 2025 until 31 March 2026, with the potential for a one-year extension.
The procurement process followed a "below threshold - limited competition" method under special light touch regime, tailored for services that are preventive and integral to stroke recovery support encompassing both individual and integrated care pathways. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs with expertise in health and social work services.
Organisations capable of delivering comprehensive community-based stroke support, focusing on information, early intervention, and personalised recovery pathways, could thrive under such a contract.
The notice in full
The aim of the service is to make a positive difference to peoples' lives through delivering and developing community based activities that focus on prevention, recovery and supporting the promotion of independence. This should be achieved through early intervention and ensuring people are well informed to what options are available to them. Stroke Survivors and Carers of Stroke Survivors will be supported to:
- Live independently within their community, leading a full and active life;
- Improve and maintain health and wellbeing;
- Exercise maximum choice and control over their own life;
- Benefit from raised profile and awareness of the needs of stroke Survivors and their Carers
- To be better informed through the provision of information, advice and support;
- Participate as active and equal citizens, both economically and socially;
- Have the best quality of life and wellbeing, irrespective of illness or disability;
- Prevent, delay and reduce the need for care and support
- Retain maximum dignity and respect. The maximum budget for this contract for the duration of the agreement (initial term of 1 year plus one up to 12 month extension) is PS80,000.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 16 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- The Stroke Association
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Awards value
- £66,000
- Contracts value
- £66,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 046765-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05611c
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Town
- Carlisle
- Postcode
- CA1 1RD
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Cumberland
- Area
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cumberland Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Carlisle, CA1 1RD · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- The Stroke Association
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £66,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046765-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040891-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05611c (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Stroke Support Services
Who won the Stroke Support Services contract?
Cumberland Council awarded the contract to The Stroke Association on 25 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Stroke Support Services contract worth?
The contract value is £66,000. The contract runs from 16 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Stroke Support Services?
Cumberland Council, based in Cumberland, North West.
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