Herefordshire Council · Awarded contract

Awarded

Provision of County-Wide Support Service for Unpaid Carers in Herefordshire

Awarded 02 Jan 2025

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Awarded02 Jan 2025

Value£478,650.00

SupplierCrossroads Care East Midlands

AgencyHerefordshire Council

RegionWest Midlands

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

Expires in 5mo2y 3mo term, 82% elapsed

Awarded 2 Jan 2025Expires 30 Mar 2027

About

Herefordshire Council awarded a contract to Crossroads Care East Midlands for the provision of a county-wide Carer Support Service to support all unpaid carers through advice, guidance, support, and signposting.

The service includes accessible, up-to-date, accurate, comprehensive, and proportionate advice and local information relating to care and support for people and support for carers as required by Section 4 of the Care Act 2014.

It is estimated that over 40,000 Herefordshire adults were providing some level of unpaid care in 2023.

The procurement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as allowed within The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Reg 74 to 77, applying the flexibilities afforded under those regulations.

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations applied.

The contract value was £478,650.

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