KMCCYP-217 Kirklees Young Carers Service

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees is seeking an experienced provider to deliver support for young carers across Kirklees, helping to identify and support young people aged up to 18 who have caring responsibilities.

The service will work with young carers, their families and other organisations to provide a whole-family approach that recognises the needs of carers across different age groups.

The successful provider will also work collaboratively with services supporting adult carers to ensure effective transition arrangements are in place as young people move into adulthood.

The opportunity is open to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

Service Requirements

The successful provider will deliver a support service for young carers across Kirklees, with key requirements including:

• Identifying Young Carers: Reaching and identifying young people aged up to 18 who have caring responsibilities.
• Individual and Family Support: Working directly with young carers and their families to understand and respond to their needs.
• Whole-Family Approach: Working alongside other services to provide coordinated support that recognises the circumstances of different family members and carers.
• Collaborative Working: Building effective relationships with organisations and services involved in supporting young carers.
• Transition to Adult Services: Working with services providing information, advice and advocacy for adult carers to ensure appropriate transition arrangements are in place.

The contract covers the Kirklees and Calderdale region.

Contract Information

• Buyer: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
• Contract Value: Approximately £690,000 excluding VAT (£828,000 including VAT)
• Annual Contract Value: Approximately £138,000 excluding VAT
• Initial Contract Duration: 3 years
• Extension Options: Two further periods of up to 12 months each
• Maximum Contract Duration: 5 years
• Tender Submission Deadline: 14 December 2026, 1:00pm
• Enquiry Deadline: 1 December 2026, 12:00pm
• Award Decision Date: 29 January 2027 (estimated)
• Contract Start Date: 1 April 2027
• Initial Contract End Date: 31 March 2030
• Maximum Contract End Date: 31 March 2032
• Location: Kirklees and Calderdale
• Procurement Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure
• Procurement Regime: Light touch
• Contract Type: Services
• Tender Reference: C1556
• Notice Reference: 2026/S 000-106616

Tender Portal and Documents: YPO Supplier Portal – Procurement Opportunity

Tender Notice: Find a Tender

Supplier Requirements

The Council is inviting suppliers with relevant experience and the ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity to deliver the young carers service.

Legal and financial capacity requirements and technical ability criteria are set out in the tender documentation.

The opportunity is specifically identified as suitable for:

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

Further details of the participation conditions, financial requirements and technical assessment criteria are available through the YPO supplier portal.

Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be assessed against the following weighted criteria:

• Quality: 80%
• Price: 10%
• Social Value (Quality): 5%
• Social Value (Cost): 5%

The Council will identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure.

The first stage includes compliance checks, supplier exclusion checks, assessment of participation conditions and evaluation of quality, price and social value. A preferred supplier will then undergo further due diligence.

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity may be of interest to charities, specialist young carers organisations, community providers and social enterprises with experience supporting children and young people with caring responsibilities.

The requirement for collaborative, whole-family support and effective transitions into adult carer services means providers will need the capacity to work alongside families and a range of local organisations.

With an estimated annual value of £138,000 excluding VAT and a potential contract duration of five years, the opportunity offers a longer-term commissioning opportunity for organisations delivering specialist young carers support.

The Council has specifically identified SMEs and VCSEs as suitable participants, making this relevant to smaller specialist providers as well as established organisations.

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