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Adult & Young Carer Service

Sunderland City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Sunderland City Council

Buyer Address: Civic Centre, SUNDERLAND, SR27DN, England

Contact Email: michelle.soppitt@sunderland.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
4170996.0 GBP
Published
17 Dec 2025, 14:21
Deadline
26 Oct 2023, 11:00
Contract Start
31 Mar 2024, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2030, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
85300000 - Social work and related services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Sunderland Carers Centre
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Adult & Young Carer Service: The Service offers an open referral system and will receive referrals from and for Adult and Young Carers within the city. The Service will complete Carer's Assessments on behalf of the Local Authority and prescribe services to support Carer's within the remit of the Care Act as required following an initial triage of the referral. The Service will engage and support Young Carers and their Family to meet the regulations and guidance in relation to the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Care Act 2014.

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Opportunity Context

Awards

Award Description: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition under regulation 32(2) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the following reasons: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to an open procedure. Explanation: A negotiated procedure without prior publication (direct award) was followed in accordance with regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as there was no suitable tenders submitted in response to an open procedure issued under Find a Tender reference 2023/S 000-029040 . The services are essential requirements of the Council and are needed to support adults and young people. The incumbent provider Sunderland Carers Centre has been awarded the contract as there was no interest from the market and no compliant tender submissions. Sunderland Carers Centre have been delivering the services for a number of years and hold the required skills, experience and knowledge to deliver this Contract.

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