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Liverpool City Council

All-Age Carers Service

HealthcareCPV 85312400
Value£5.5m
Deadline23 Oct 2026
Published22 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 22 May 202648 days leftCloses 23 Oct 2026
Who to contact
commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Submissions are to be submitted via ProContract, also known as The Chest. www.procontract.due-north.com

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£5.5mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Liverpool City Council publishes Health & Social Care work continuously — 191 notices, roughly one every 12 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

The All Carers Service provides a citywide offer of information, advice, assessment and practical support for unpaid carers of all ages in Liverpool, including adult carers, young carers and parent carers.

The service aims to identify carers early, assess needs, promote wellbeing, improve access to services and community support, and enable carers to sustain their caring role, including support with breaks, peer support, training and signposting, in line with statutory duties and local priorities.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The All Carers Service provides a citywide

The All Carers Service provides a citywide offer of information, advice, assessment and practical support for unpaid carers of all ages in Liverpool, including adult carers, young carers and parent carers.

02

The service aims to identify carers early

The service aims to identify carers early, assess needs, promote wellbeing, improve access to services and community support, and enable carers to sustain their caring role, including support with breaks, peer support, training and signposting, in line with statutory duties and local priorities.

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

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

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

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06844d
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
047733-2026
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