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Carers of All Ages Support Service

Awarded to SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council(buyer)

Published
Published 30 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 18 July 2025

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Overview

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council procured a Carers of All Ages Support Service contract to provide assistance to unpaid carers across all age groups, enabling them to manage their carer role through support tailored to their wellbeing needs. The open-access service accepts self-referrals and referrals from the Adult and Children's Directorates. The contract was awarded to Solihull Carers Centre on 16 September 2025 for a value of £9.864 million.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£4,932,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
30 June 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£9,864,000
Award date
16 September 2025
Contract period
1 December 2025 → 30 November 2030
Contract length
5 years
Could run to
30 November 2034
Against estimate
100% above
Bids received
6
Winner
  • SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE

This contract ends on 30 November 2030, or 30 November 2034 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE

Based in
Solihull
Public contracts won
1
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

6

3 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

Who bid

  • SOLIHULL CARERS CENTREWinner
  • LIFESERVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • EXCEL WORLD CARE LTD
  • MAKING SPACE

How bids were scored

Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • Technical (Quality) Questions95%
  • Social Value Response5%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 53.0× the median.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the last 12 months

20

contracts awarded, worth £12,122,081 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    26 August 2026

  2. Contract

    1 October 2025

  3. Contract

    17 September 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    30 June 2025

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