Awarded· 2 Apr 2025
The Provision of Support to Carers
Hertfordshire County Council · East Hertfordshire, East
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded The Provision of Support to Carers. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 6 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Carers in Hertfordshire
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 11:54
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 11:46
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 09:58
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded The Provision of Support to Carers. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire. The contract went to Carers in Hertfordshire. It was awarded on 2 April 2025. The contract value is £1,857,000. The contract runs from 15 April 2025 to 15 April 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 6 May 2025. The notice number is 019014-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fca1.
Summary of the contracting process
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for "The Provision of Support to Carers" to Carers in Hertfordshire. The procurement, guided by a statutory duty under the Care Act 2014, aims to deliver a comprehensive, countywide support service for carers within the social services industry. Based in Hertford, the contract is set in the UKH23 region and follows a direct award procurement method.
This contract encompasses a variety of services, including information dissemination, mentoring, and strategic partnerships within health and social care organisations. The contract, valued at £1,857,000, commenced on 16th April 2025 and will continue until 15th April 2026. It follows a light-touch regime, with plans for re-procurement expected by October 2025.
Carers in Hertfordshire, being a large, established VCSE organisation, underscores the potential for voluntary and community sector enterprises to thrive in such engagements. This contract highlights the long-term growth potential in developing unique service offerings, understanding local community needs, and forging robust partnerships with health and voluntary agencies.
The notice in full
There is a statutory duty on the Council to provide support for carers under various legislation under the Care Act 2014 and to work preventatively to support carers' wellbeing. The provision of Support to Carers contract is intended to provide a countywide, preventative carers support service for adult carers.
This includes information and advice, learning and training opportunities, peer mentoring, support for carers to speak up / be involved in co-production, outreach to unidentified carers, the Carers Passport Discount Card, carer awareness training for health and social care staff, and an overall strategic partnership role with health and social care organisations in the county.
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
- 15 Apr 2025 to 15 Apr 2026 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
- Awarded to
- Carers in Hertfordshire
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Awards value
- £1,857,000
- Contracts value
- £1,857,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 019014-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fca1
- CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG13 8DQ
- Electoral ward
- Hertford Castle
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- North and East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Hertford, SG13 8DQ · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Carers in Hertfordshire
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £1,857,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019014-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012791-2025
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012788-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04fca1 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about The Provision of Support to Carers
Who won the The Provision of Support to Carers contract?
Hertfordshire County Council awarded the contract to Carers in Hertfordshire on 2 April 2025. It is due to end on 15 April 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the The Provision of Support to Carers contract worth?
The contract value is £1,857,000. The contract runs from 15 April 2025 to 15 April 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for The Provision of Support to Carers?
Hertfordshire County Council, based in East Hertfordshire, East.
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