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London Borough of Camden

Young Carers services across Camden and Islington

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£969k
Deadline10 Sept 2026
Published10 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 10 Aug 202622 days leftCloses 10 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Stephen Spencer
stephen.spencer@camden.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=40612a2d-a794-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 All procurement communications, clarification questions and tender submissions must be made through the messaging facility on the Proactis (ProContract) e-Tendering Portal and the Authority will only accept tenders submitted through this system. The registration link is: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£969ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

The Contract is for the delivery of statutory and preventative Young Carers services across Camden and Islington.

Young Carers are children and young people between 5 - 17 who provide some care for a parent or other family member who may have a physical or learning disability, long term illness, mental ill health or drug and/or alcohol problems.

Children and young people as carers have the right to be given a choice, be treated as an individual, be given appropriate and co-ordinated support from the relevant agencies and be given the option to participate in the planning and delivery of services.

The contract initial term is 36 months with a permitted extension of up to 24 months at the sole discretion of the Councils.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

17 who provide some care for

17 who provide some care for a parent or other family member who may have a physical or learning disability, long term illness, mental ill health or drug and/or alcohol problems.

02

Children and young people as carers have

Children and young people as carers have the right to be given a choice, be treated as an individual, be given appropriate and co-ordinated support from the relevant agencies and be given the option to participate in the planning and delivery of services.

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

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m 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-06e058
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
075819-2026
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