AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council awarded and signed a contract for an all-age carers support service to BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARERS SERVICE LTD. The service covers support for young carers, young adult carers and adult carers in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 is recorded. Contract data states it was signed on 30 September 2026, starts on 1 January 2027 and ends on 31 December 2029, with stated renewal options.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £1,466,800 excluding VAT (£1,760,160 including VAT) for a local social-care-related service procured through an open procedure under the light-touch regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARERS SERVICE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,466,800 excluding VAT; £1,760,160 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract record
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The supplier is named on award 1. Its Companies House identifier 05881757 is matched to the supplied verified legal name. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; contract record active
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 are each marked "active".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned on 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned "2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract start
99% confidence1 January 2027
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Contract period startDate is "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z".
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2029
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Contract period endDate is "2029-12-31T23:59:59Z".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,466,800
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1466800 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,760,160
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1760160 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence19 February 2026
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Release history records notice 015259-2026 on 2026-02-19.
Tender notice
98% confidence27 May 2026
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Release history records notice 049590-2026 on 2026-05-27.
Contract award notice
99% confidence14 August 2026
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Release history records notice 077833-2026 on 2026-08-14; award data gives the same award date.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 097370-2026 give this publication date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceAll-age carers support service
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The notice describes groups, activities, guidance and interventions for people with caring responsibilities.
User groups
99% confidenceYoung carers aged 5–15, young adult carers aged 16–18, and adult carers aged 18+
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These cohorts are explicitly listed in the procurement description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 85300000 — Social work and related services
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Award item 1 lists this CPV classification.
Delivery area
98% confidenceBlackburn with Darwen (UKD41), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is UKD41; the description identifies Blackburn with Darwen.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch".
Lots
99% confidenceOne completed lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, id 1, with status "complete"; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Renewal options
98% confidenceUp to 2 years plus 12 months plus 12 months
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Contract renewal description states "2 years; +12 months, +12 months".
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 December 2031
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Contract period maxExtentDate is "2031-12-31T23:59:59Z".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is recorded against the single completed lot.
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are present in the supplied data.
Market engagement
98% confidenceThe buyer published a preliminary market engagement notice before tender publication.
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Release history shows planning notice on 19 February 2026 followed by a tender notice on 27 May 2026.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published net and gross values are contract-level figures linked to the sole award; no yearly pricing or cost breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 provides total amount and amountGross only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder list, award rationale, scores and pricing breakdown.
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
Renewal detail
98% confidenceThe options are stated, but exercise conditions and decision dates are not published.
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Renewal description gives durations only.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceConflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".
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Tender documents list conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of bids, evaluation methodology, award scoring, unsuccessful suppliers and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- The published renewal wording gives option durations but not conditions, notice periods or an exercise timetable.
- The conflict-of-interest document is identified as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BwD All Age Carers ServiceBlackburn With Darwen Borough CouncilBLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARERS SERVICE LTDcarers services contractsocial work servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BwD All Age Carers Service contract?
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARERS SERVICE LTD, verified against company number 05881757.
What is the contract value?
£1,466,800 excluding VAT, with a published gross value of £1,760,160 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated initial term runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with renewal options and a maximum stated end date of 31 December 2031.
What does the service cover?
Support including groups, activities, guidance and interventions for young carers, young adult carers and adult carers in Blackburn with Darwen.
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