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AMCV 355 - Digital Solutions to Support Unpaid Carers

Shropshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Shropshire Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand the current market for digital solutions that support unpaid carers. This engagement will help inform the Council’s future commissioning approach before any decision is made about whether to tender, use an existing compliant route, develop an alternative model, or take no further procurement action. Shropshire Council has an established Unpaid Carer Support offer. Recently this has become an all-age offer supporting Young Carers and Parent Carers. The Unpaid Carers portal will be an online offer which will be available to Unpaid Carers 24/7 throughout the journey of their caring role. We are aware there are a large proportion of people who do not identify as an Unpaid Carer, we envisage the portal will support with that identification and will provide relevant up to date information to support families in a preventative manner. Any proposed solution should offer the following support: Increase the identification recognition and early interventions for unpaid Carers Delay and reduce the need to access high-cost statutory provision Improve accessibility to information, advice and guidance, improve links and signposting to services that are already available nationally, regionally and locally. Support Unpaid Carers to access self-help and self-management support to reduce the need for Unpaid Carers crisis interventions. Include access to Unpaid Carers 'self-assessment' focused on individualised outcomes The solution should have the capacity to collect and produce relative data regarding demographics, ethnicity, age range as well as information such as when and where the portal is accessed.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
AMCV 355
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
If you would like to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement, please complete and submit the questionnaire: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Je5p4JsJUA The engagement period ends on 30th October 2026 All information shared through this engagement will be used to inform future commissioning and will not be treated as a tender response. This notice is intended to support Preliminary Market Engagement under the Procurement Act 2023. Participation is voluntary and does not give any supplier an advantage in any future procurement. Information gathered may be used to refine the Council’s understanding of the market, potential service models, costs, risks, data requirements and future procurement options. If the Council proceeds to a tender or other formal route, relevant information arising from this engagement will be considered and managed so that competition is not distorted and suppliers are treated fairly. The Council is particularly interested in solutions that support early identification of Unpaid Carers, accessible information and advice, self-assessment or pre-assessment functionality, preventative support, links to local and national support, peer support, analytics, equality and accessibility reporting, safe data handling, and measurable outcomes for carers.
Due
30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085116-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 17:29
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Shropshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCLL-9577-QDZW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLL-9577-QDZW

Address

Street Address
Guildhall, Frankwell Quay
Locality
Shrewsbury
Postal Code
SY3 8HQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG22

Contact

Name
Procurement
Telephone
01743 252992

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Shrewsbury · UKG22 · SY3 8HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 085116-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·