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LBS - Carer Service

Southwark Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:37.

Opportunity overview

Southwark Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced providers to enter into a contract for the provision of a Carer Service in Southwark. Unpaid carers are people who provide care for a friend, family member, or neighbour who has an illness, disability, mental health concern, or who is older and needs extra support. Unpaid carers do not receive any payment from the council or a private company for this caring role. The Carer Service will be located in Southwark and will offer a range of services for unpaid carers living in the borough. The Carer Service will aim to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers, empower them in their caring role, and support them to access health and care services and other voluntary and community services that can offer support.

Classification

  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot DN770431Value not stated
  • Lot DN770431£1.2m

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
DN770431
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
16 Jul 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
5 Jan 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
22 Dec 2025, 15:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
DN770431
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
24 Apr 2025, 00:59
Starts
23 Apr 2025, 01:00
Entry 2
Id
DN770431
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,210,590
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,210,590

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further two years (3+2).

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Quality weighting 55%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
55
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
Price weighting 40%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Social Value weighting 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
4 Oct 2029, 23:59
Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
DN770431
Related Lot
DN770431

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous health services
Item 2
Id
DN770431
Related Lot
DN770431

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
Tender documents are available on the council's e-procurement portal Procontract.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
076366-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
24 Nov 2025, 11:10

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013298-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
7 Apr 2025, 10:15

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
This is a Planned Procurement Notice (PPN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for these contracts. The purpose of this PPN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PPN are subject to being updated or changed in the final tender notice. The PPN is being published to advertise a Preliminary Market Engagement. Over the coming months, Southwark Council will be developing a future service model for a Carer Centre for unpaid carers. Unpaid carers are people who provide care for a friend, family member, or neighbour who has an illness, disability, mental health concern, or who is older and needs extra support. Unpaid carers do not receive any payment from the council or a private company for this caring role. The new Carer Centre will be located in Southwark and will offer a range of services for unpaid carers living in the borough. The Carer Centre will aim to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers, empower them in their caring role, and support them to access health and care services and other voluntary and community services that can offer support. Interested parties are to complete the enclosed questionnaire (appendix A) and submit it via the Pro-Contract portal at https://procontract.due-north.com, by 12pm on 23rd April 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV
Name
Southwark Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
160 Tooley Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PXTW-7647-VDLV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Frank Mensah
Telephone
+44 2075251119

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 2QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fdd8-2025-11-24T11:10:44ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·