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Expression of interest (EoI) for Care at Home Carer Breaks Service Pilot

HealthcareCPV 85000000

Value£30k

Deadline21 Aug 2026

Published3 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 3 Aug 202617 days leftCloses 21 Aug 2026

Who to contact

Mark Woolford

procurement@york.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The EOI document for this Care at Home Carer Breaks Service Pilot and can be downloaded at the website: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ Yortender No: 100112976

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£30ktotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£16.5m

This sits below the typical range for Health & Social Care contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

To provide opportunities for eligible Carers to experience a break by taking over their caring role and providing support directly to the Cared-for-Person, allowing the Carer to achieve their identified outcomes.

Outcomes for Carers a) They are able to get a break from their caring role. b) Feel they are supported financially, that is, the cost of the cared for while on a break. c) Feel peace of mind and the confidence of knowing that the person they care for is receiving good quality care and support whilst they are not there. d) Feel supported in their caring role. e) Feel more able to have a life of their own alongside their caring role. f) Feel better able to care and continue in their caring role for longer. g) Feel less stressed and anxious. h) Feel better able to maintain their own emotional and physical health and well-being.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

To provide opportunities for eligible Carers

A) They are able to get

a) They are able to get a break from their caring role.

C) Feel peace of mind and

c) Feel peace of mind and the confidence of knowing that the person they care for is receiving good quality care and support whilst they are not there.

E) Feel more able to have

e) Feel more able to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.

F) Feel better able to care

f) Feel better able to care and continue in their caring role for longer.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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