Official UK procurement notice
Young Carers Support Service
Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDue to the approaching expiry of an existing contract the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is advertising to seek tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations for the delivery of a Young Carers Support Service.
The duration of this contract is two (2) years and six (6) months initially from 1st October 2025 until 31st March 2028 plus an option to extend for a further year (1), at the sole discretion of the Council, subject to funding and performance.
Our vision in the re-tender of this service is to work in partnership with an appropriately experienced contractor to sustain, and develop further, a quality support service for Young Carers in Barking and Dagenham. The service will be compliant with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Care Act 2014. The core areas of this service will be:
- to work in collaboration with various agencies and the Local Authority to identify young carers;
- being the first port of call for young carers’ support;
- to ensure that young carers receive a formal assessment where requested/ required;
- provide support and advice to young carers;
- to provide activities for young carers to allow them to share their experiences with other young carers and also provide time away from their caring responsibilities;
- to deliver a tailored service to the young carer in accordance with their assessment, and that keeps them engaged in, and attending, education, employment and training;
- to work in partnership with schools to identify young carers, in addition to partner agencies including health, social care, and other voluntary and community sector providers
- to provide activities that are in consultation with the young carers; and
- to provide a flexible service that can meet the needs of young carers at the weekends, and evenings.
Organisations should be aware that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations may apply
The deadline for tender submissions will be 1pm, Monday 14th July 2025. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
- Condition of participation
Please refer to the tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗. You will need to register on the portal to access the tender documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: As detailed in tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. You will need to register on the portal to access the tender documents
- Condition of participation
Please refer to the tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗. You will need to register on the portal to access the tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2025, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032073- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054807Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
See tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗. You will need to register on the portal to access the tender documents
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:43 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published370 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Aug 2025, 18:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Aug 2025, 18:39 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2025, 16:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carers Centre SA LtdSMEVCSE1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 1 year at the discretion of the Council | £327,568 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Carers Centre SA LtdSMEVCSE | £327,568 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Young Carers Support Service · Carers Centre SA LtdSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £327,568
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year at the discretion of the Council
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carers Centre SA LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender