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Carers Support Service – Older People Specialist Provider

Milton Keynes City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Carers Support Service – Older People Specialist Provider The Carers Support Service will be delivered as a tiered model of support. The tiered approach encompasses levels of support and specialism. It has a lead provider, who provides overarching Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) and acts as a single point of access. It then has a number, depending on requirements, of specialist organisations who work in collaboration to meet the needs, i.e. unpaid carers of any age. The specialist organisations will cover the areas of: • Young Carers and Young Adult Carers • Mental Health • Learning Disability and Neurodivergence • Older People The Older People Specialist Provider organisation forms part of the tiered approach.

Awarded to

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Age UK Milton Keynes

Match pending…
Contract value
£224.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Jul 2025
Including VAT
£224.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRHJ-3783-LJVH
Location
Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK6 3EB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
  • CPV85310000 — Social work services
  • CPV85312000 — Social work services without accommodation

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001£225k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2024-246
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
011143-2025
Description
Submission time pulled through from e-sender was incorrect

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
22 Apr 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
7 Apr 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
225,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
225,000

Renewal

Description
Optional Extension of up to 2 years

Award criteria

Description
Based on most advantageous tender: Quality: 60% Price: 40% Please see tender documents for breakdown of full award criteria.

Contract period

Ends
27 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
27 Jul 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 3
Id
85310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services
Entry 4
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
011132-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Mar 2025, 14:03
Entry 2
Id
011135-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Mar 2025, 14:05
Entry 3
Id
011136-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Mar 2025, 14:08
Entry 4
Id
011143-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Mar 2025, 14:27

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH
Name
Milton Keynes City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLDZ-6131-PWZH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
01908691691
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PRHJ-3783-LJVH
Name
Age UK Milton Keynes

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK6 3EB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Peartree Centre

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PRHJ-3783-LJVH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
01908557873

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 3
Id
85310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services
Entry 4
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRHJ-3783-LJVH
Name
Age UK Milton Keynes

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Carers Support Service – Older People Specialist Provider
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
224,934
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
224,934

Period

Ends
27 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
27 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional Extension of up to 2 years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085947-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
23 Dec 2025, 15:56

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f874-2025-12-23T15:56:40ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·