Carers Support Service

2026-11-03

Cornwall Council undertook a procurement for Carers Support Services across five lots to provide support to unpaid carers of all ages across Cornwall. The services provide information, advice, guidance and practical support to carers, helping them to maintain their caring role while supporting their health, wellbeing and access to services. This includes access to assessment, ongoing support, short breaks and community-based provision. The procurement was structured into the following five lots: Lot 1: Core Carers Service Lot 2: Young Carers Service Lot 3: Parent Carer Specialist Advisor Lot 4: Mental Health Carer Specialist Advisor Lot 5: Specialist Dementia Service Contracts have been awarded for Lots 2 to 5. No contract has been awarded for Lot 1 (Core Carers Service). The contracts awarded for Lots 2 to 5 are for an initial term of three years, with options to extend for a further two years, followed by two additional one-year extensions (3+2+1+1). Due to technical publication validation requirements, this notice temporarily displays contract signature and commencement dates that differ from the actual contract dates. These dates have been included solely to enable publication of this notice and do not represent a change to the contracts awarded. Mobilisation activities commenced on 03 June 2026 and service delivery commenced on 01 July 2026. The notice will be updated to reflect the correct contract dates. In addition, due to a system publication issue, the tender information currently displayed for Lot 5 (Specialist Dementia Service) is inaccurate. The correct position for Lot 5 is: 1 tender received; 1 tender assessed in the final stage; 0 tenders submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); 1 tender submitted by a voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE); 1 supplier awarded a contract; and 0 unsuccessful suppliers. The notice will be updated to reflect the correct information.

United Kingdom (UK)

2026-09-21