ASC0294 - Carers Support Service

Leicester City Council ('the Authority') invites tenders for the provision of a Carer Support Service for Leicester. The Authority is seeking a provider who will build on the work that the current provider of the Carer Support Service has undertaken to support carers in Leicester and in accordance with local and national best practice to deliver the outcomes detailed in the service specification.

The Carers Support Service will aim to achieve the following for all carers living or caring for someone that lives in Leicester:

- Support the health and wellbeing of adult carers over the age of 18 (and those young adult carers in transition), and ensure they are helped emotionally and practically, to meet their caring responsibilities and lead fulfilling independent lives.

- Help carers sustain their caring role thereby helping to prevent, reduce and delay the need for more intensive support.

- Educate health and social care organisations in Leicester in relation to the importance of identifying carers early on in their caring journey, promote the various strands of support that are offered by the service in order to prevent carer needs escalating.

The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years to commence on 1st July 2024, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period, or periods, up to a total of 2 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years up to 30th June 2029.

The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government funding. The contract value assigned to this service is £153,899 per annum, £769,495 for the full 5 year contract period.

Further information in respect of this tender opportunity is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

An Online Microsoft Teams Tenderers Information Session is being held on 14 February 2024 commencing at 10:00. Further details regarding how to register for this session is also contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

The Authority is conducting this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and Other Specific Services, as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), at Section 7 (Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3. The procurement process will not be conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; however, it will be similar to that of an Open procedure. The Process will, unlike an Open Procedure, include the flexibility, as allowed under the Light Touch Regime with various evaluation stages as detailed in this Invitation to Tender documentation.