✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:42.
Opportunity overview
Cheshire East Council is recommissioning its support offer for carers across the borough.
The service will support adult carers who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends and neighbours living within Cheshire East.
Under the Care Act 2014, the Local Authority has a statutory responsibility to identify, assess need and support carers. The Council recognises the vital contribution unpaid carers make to sustaining families, communities, health services and social care and is
committed to ensuring carers are recognised, valued and supported as equal partners in care.
The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process. It is anticipated the contract will include: provision of accessible information, advice and guidance; early identification and engagement; flexible preventative support; promoting wellbeing, training and skills
development; peer and community support; digital innovation; co-production; and targeted interventions for carers facing additional barriers or inequalities.
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
Lot 1£4.6m
Documents and notices
Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
The contract is expected to include:
• Provision of clear, consistent, accessible and tailored information, advice and guidance.
• Proactive and preventative support that is responsive to differing levels of need, including evening and weekend provision.
• Early identification, outreach and engagement with carers.
• Wellbeing, resilience and preventative interventions, including training, skills development and support to access local community-based provision.
• Interventions that enable carers to maintain interests, relationships and opportunities beyond their caring role.
• Training opportunities to upskill carers
• Borough-wide opportunities for peer support, mutual aid and community connection, delivered through a range of accessible channels.
• Digital and innovative approaches to engaging and supporting carers.
• Co-production activity and mechanisms that enable carers to shape and influence local service design and delivery.
• Developing a strong partnership across VCSE, social care and health services.
• Targeted support for carers experiencing inequalities or additional barriers to accessing support.
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
081859-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
2
082094-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
3
098146-2026Planned procurement 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
Early-stage planned procurement by Cheshire East Council to recommission support for unpaid adult carers in Cheshire East. The final scope will follow market engagement and service design; anticipated elements include information and advice, preventative and peer support, wellbeing, training, digital innovation, co-production and targeted support.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations providing carer, health or social-care support services. Final supplier requirements and scope are not yet confirmed.
Key points identified
Service scopeSupport for adult unpaid carers in Cheshire EastEvidence: “The service will support adult carers who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends and neighbours living within Cheshire East.”
Anticipated service componentsInformation, advice and guidance; identification and engagement; preventative, wellbeing, peer/community, digital, co-production and targeted supportEvidence: “It is anticipated the contract will include: provision of accessible information, advice and guidance; early identification and engagement; flexible preventative support; promoting wellbeing, training and skills development; peer and community support; digital innovation; co-production; and targeted interventions...”
Final scopeUnknown; to be confirmed after market engagement and service designEvidence: “The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process.”
91% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage planned procurement by Cheshire East Council to recommission support for unpaid adult carers in Cheshire East. The final scope will follow market engagement and service design; anticipated elements include information and advice, preventative and peer support, wellbeing, training, digital innovation, co-production and targeted support.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations providing carer, health or social-care support services. Final supplier requirements and scope are not yet confirmed.
Key deliverables
Accessible information, advice and guidance
Early identification and engagement
Flexible preventative support
Wellbeing, training and skills development
Peer and community support
Digital innovation, co-production and targeted interventions
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Support for adult unpaid carers in Cheshire East
View supporting evidence
“The service will support adult carers who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends and neighbours living within Cheshire East.”
Anticipated service components
96% confidence
Information, advice and guidance; identification and engagement; preventative, wellbeing, peer/community, digital, co-production and targeted support
View supporting evidence
“It is anticipated the contract will include: provision of accessible information, advice and guidance; early identification and engagement; flexible preventative support; promoting wellbeing, training and skills development; peer and community support; digital innovation; co-production; and targeted interventions...”
Final scope
100% confidence
Unknown; to be confirmed after market engagement and service design
View supporting evidence
“The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated value
94% confidence
£4,627,000
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value_amount is 4627000 GBP; process value_max is 4627000 GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
Contract start and end dates are not supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
98% confidence
Cheshire East (UKD62)
View supporting evidence
The description refers to carers “living within Cheshire East”; delivery location is UKD62.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
Contract start and end dates are not supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
100% confidence
Upcoming planned procurement; bidding should not be assumed open
View supporting evidence
display_status is “upcoming”, source_status is “planned”, and stage is “planning”.
Stated procedure
94% confidence
Open procedure
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Stated submission deadline
97% confidence
6 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is “2027-01-06T00:00:00Z”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope is provisional
100% confidence
The final scope and resulting service requirements may change following market engagement and service design.
View supporting evidence
“The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process.”
Early-stage status
99% confidence
This is a planned/upcoming procurement, so supplier criteria, final timetable, contract term and commercial terms remain unknown.
View supporting evidence
stage is “planning”; display_status is “upcoming”; source_status is “planned”.
Procedure and deadline should be monitored
95% confidence
An open procedure and a submission deadline are recorded, but the notice remains marked planned/upcoming; suppliers should monitor the source notice and attachments for confirmed tender instructions.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”; submission_deadline is “2027-01-06T00:00:00Z”; display_status is “upcoming”.
ProcuraAxis analysis supplements, but does not replace, the original notice and tender documents. Always verify eligibility, deadlines and commercial terms with the issuing authority.
Continue in your ProcuraAxis workspaceFree account · Full approved analysis