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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Informal Carers Support Service

Cornwall Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 09:06.

Opportunity overview

Informal Carers Support provision for Cornwall

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot DN774681Value not stated

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
DN774681
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Change in value and term
Id
000390-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
DN774681
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
DN774681
Related Lot
DN774681

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Current contractual arrangements for services that support informal carers end on 30th June 2026 and Cornwall Council is seeking to engage with organisations who work with and support the informal caring community in Cornwall to: - help inform the recommissioning approach for the new contract for Informal Carers Support provision across Cornwall and; - to understand the potential level of interest across this market sector The carers strategy development market engagement period will run from July to September 2025 inclusively and will include initial engagement workshops for service providers and community groups. Details of the initial workshops are below: Workshop No. 1 Workshop content: ― Overview of the project ― Key emerging themes from engagement work to date ― Opportunities to share views ― Detail of future engagement ― Timelines Venue: Truro Community Library, TR1 1EP Date/Time: 30th July 9.30 - 12.30 Please confirm your attendance to this in-person workshop to: adultscommissioning@cornwall.gov.uk by 16.00 on July 29th, 2025. Workshop No. 2. Workshop content: ― Updated key emerging themes ― Opportunities to hear views Venue: Via Microsoft Teams Date/Time: 13th August 14.00 - 16.00 Call in (audio only): +44 20 7660 8305 Phone conference ID: 939 181 142# If you want to receive the links to the Teams meetings so you can access video, please send an e-mail, requesting this to: adultscommissioning@cornwall.gov.uk. Workshop No. 3 Workshop content: ― Presentation of the Draft Carer's Strategy ― Feedback and comments Venue: Via Microsoft Teams Date/Time: 3rd September 10.00 - 12.00 Call in (audio only): +44 20 7660 8305 Phone conference ID: 568 561 108# If you want to receive the links to the Teams meetings so you can access video, please send an e-mail, requesting this to: adultscommissioning@cornwall.gov.uk. Invitations to the above workshops were also sent via e-mail directly to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector representatives on 21st July 2025. These workshops will be an opportunity for potential providers to learn about how Cornwall Council are developing the new carers strategy for children and adults and a chance to share views of how carers are identified and supported in Cornwall. Further market engagement events will be advertised through the Proactis portal, the Council's e-tendering system, accessed through the following link: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. ref. DN 774681 Informal Carers Support provision for Cornwall. Participation in this market engagement process will not prejudice suppliers when participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and/or in helping with our assessment of the market, please follow the instructions for each advertisement using the Proactis portal links. This is not a call for competition. As such, any future procurement process will be compliant with The Procurement Regulations 2024. The issuing of this document and the carrying out of this market engagement does not commit the Council to commencing any related procurement process or to a single means of procurement. In case of an unsatisfactory level of competition in the market able to fulfil the Council's requirements, the Council reserves the right to take appropriate action necessary in line with The Procurement Regulations 2024 to ensure continuity of service provision. For any other questions, please contact: Heather Brumby - Strategic Commissioning Lead for Carers and Prevention (heather.brumby@cornwall.gov.uk) Katherine Berriman - Commissioning Officer for Carers (Katherine.berriman@cornwall.gov.uk)
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000390-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Jan 2026, 15:19
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cornwall Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Treyew Road
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 3AY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Name
Celia Penhaligon
Telephone
+44 1872323222

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000390-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·