✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 14:41.
Opportunity overview
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to appoint a Provider to deliver an Integrated Carers Support and Prevention Service. The Service will provide support for unpaid carers aged 18 and over, together with low-level preventative support for adults aged 18 and over to help maintain independence, improve wellbeing and prevent, reduce or delay the need for statutory care and support services. The Service will deliver an integrated model comprising carers support, carers financial advice and crisis support, prevention support for vulnerable adults, and community connection and navigation. The successful Provider will work collaboratively with Adult Social Care, health partners, neighbourhood teams and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to identify need early, provide timely support, improve wellbeing, reduce social isolation and prevent escalation into crisis. The Contract will run for an initial five-year term, with an option to extend it by up to 24 months. The Council’s budget for the contract is £360,000 per year. The procurement is being undertaken as an Above Threshold procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 using the open procedure. The scope is classified as a light touch services procurement. For further information please download and review the tender documents available. The submission deadline for this tender is 12noon on 13/11/2026.
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Buyer location · Barnsley, South Yorkshire · UKE31 · S70 2TA · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
075237-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
096992-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring an integrated support and prevention service for unpaid carers and vulnerable adults aged 18+, including carers support, financial advice, crisis support, prevention support, and community connection/navigation.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers able to deliver adult carers and preventative wellbeing support and collaborate with social care, health, neighbourhood and VCSE partners. Detailed mandatory requirements are in the tender documents.
Key points identified
Service modelIntegrated carers support and prevention serviceEvidence: “The Service will deliver an integrated model comprising carers support, carers financial advice and crisis support, prevention support for vulnerable adults, and community connection and navigation.”
CollaborationWork collaboratively with named public-sector and VCSE partnersEvidence: “The successful Provider will work collaboratively with Adult Social Care, health partners, neighbourhood teams and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector”
Detailed tender requirementsUnknown from supplied notice; tender documents must be reviewedEvidence: “For further information please download and review the tender documents available.”
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring an integrated support and prevention service for unpaid carers and vulnerable adults aged 18+, including carers support, financial advice, crisis support, prevention support, and community connection/navigation.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers able to deliver adult carers and preventative wellbeing support and collaborate with social care, health, neighbourhood and VCSE partners. Detailed mandatory requirements are in the tender documents.
Key deliverables
Carers support for unpaid carers aged 18 and over
Carers financial advice and crisis support
Preventative support for vulnerable adults aged 18 and over
Community connection and navigation
Collaborative working with Adult Social Care, health, neighbourhood and VCSE partners
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service model
99% confidence
Integrated carers support and prevention service
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“The Service will deliver an integrated model comprising carers support, carers financial advice and crisis support, prevention support for vulnerable adults, and community connection and navigation.”
Collaboration
99% confidence
Work collaboratively with named public-sector and VCSE partners
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“The successful Provider will work collaboratively with Adult Social Care, health partners, neighbourhood teams and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector”
Detailed tender requirements
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice; tender documents must be reviewed
View supporting evidence
“For further information please download and review the tender documents available.”
Supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence
View supporting evidence
No explicit eligibility, organisation-size, insurance or certification criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Budget
99% confidence
£360,000 per year
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“The Council’s budget for the contract is £360,000 per year.”
Maximum stated contract value
98% confidence
£2,520,000
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Opportunity field value_max: 2520000 GBP; lot value: 2520000 GBP.
Initial term
99% confidence
Five years
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“The Contract will run for an initial five-year term”
Extension option
99% confidence
Up to 24 months
View supporting evidence
“with an option to extend it by up to 24 months.”
Delivery
Service users
99% confidence
Unpaid carers aged 18 and over and adults aged 18 and over requiring low-level preventative support
View supporting evidence
“The Service will provide support for unpaid carers aged 18 and over, together with low-level preventative support for adults aged 18 and over”
Delivery geography
80% confidence
United Kingdom (regional/local service area not explicitly stated)
View supporting evidence
Delivery location field: UK. Buyer is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Intended outcomes
98% confidence
Maintain independence, improve wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and prevent or delay escalation to statutory care or crisis
View supporting evidence
“help maintain independence, improve wellbeing and prevent, reduce or delay the need for statutory care and support services” and “reduce social isolation and prevent escalation into crisis.”
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