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Published 15 Apr 2025, 10:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Information, Advice & Support for Unpaid Adult and Parent Carers in Leeds

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,422,983≈ £285k / year · £1,707,579 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Service will deliver information, advice and support for unpaid adult and parent carers in Leeds in a range of different methods, to reach and improve outcomes for the varied needs of unpaid adult and parent carers.

The service should be provided flexibly utilising asset-based community development and taking a collaborative approach with key stakeholders and partners across the city to maximise the reach into all communities in Leeds, including ethnically diverse

communities.

The service will act as an expert advisor around unpaid carers to inform and influence strategic plans and transformation programmes, including through active participation

within key partnerships and boards.

The service will collaborate closely with statutory services, including adult social care, to enhance awareness of unpaid carers and ensure equitable provision.

The annual value is £1,422,983.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2033, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,422,983
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensionsValue: £1,422,983 exc. VAT · £1,707,579 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 36 months

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2033
First published
15 Apr 2025, 10:49 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Dec 2025
Authority reference
103217
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056431
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050304 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 10:49 BST
  2. Market engagement
    7 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    A Market Sounding Exercise will be published on uk.eu-supply.com ↗ on the 15 April 2025 until 7 May 2025.

    Leeds City Council is looking into a potential commissioning and procurement options to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver Information, Advice and Support for Unpaid Adult and Parent Carers in Leeds.

    To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise. You are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements to give us your feedback on the proposed approach.

    This Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest

  3. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
  4. Submission deadline381 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by332 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts213 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 10:49 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 10:50 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value published: £1,422,983
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
  7. Deadline published: 15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    15 Sept 2025, 09:44 BST
Published amendments (1)

Incorrect dates for the MSE engagement. The end date is 7 May 2025.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure