Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
31 July 2026
Published
9 July 2026
Type
services
Overview
Kirklees Council is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide for a Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service in Kirklees that will form part of the contract with Kirklees Council (the Council). To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise.
Suppliers are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements detailed in this document and complete the attached questionnaire to give us feedback on the proposed approach. This Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest.
The Council, as contracting authority, is issuing this request for information only, in order to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. The new contract will commence on 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2030, with the option to extend for 2 years to 31st March 2032.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1st April 2027
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Kirklees Council is seeking information from organisations that could run a Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service in the area. This is a market‑sounding exercise to shape a future contract that would start in April 2027 and run for three years, with a possible two‑year extension.
Requirements
- Organisation must be suitably qualified and experienced to deliver a Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service
- Ability to deliver the service from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 (with optional extension to 31 March 2032)
- Complete and return the attached market‑sounding questionnaire
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Provide a detailed description of how you would run the Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Support Service in Kirklees
- Submit feedback on the proposed programme requirements via the questionnaire
- Demonstrate organisational capability and experience relevant to the service
How to Read This Tender
- 1Read the "programme requirements" section carefully – it tells you exactly what the Council expects the service to achieve
- 2The document is a market‑sounding exercise, not a formal tender – you are only required to give feedback, not a full price proposal
- 3Check any deadlines for returning the questionnaire and note the contract start/end dates; timing is a key evaluation factor
- 4Look for any implicit requirements such as safeguarding, data protection and experience with vulnerable young people even if they are not listed as explicit criteria
- 5Make sure your response is clear, concise and directly addresses each question in the questionnaire to avoid the Council dismissing it as non‑responsive
Tips for Small Businesses
- Use the questionnaire to showcase any niche expertise you have (e.g., work with young carers, mental‑health support) that larger providers might overlook
- Consider teaming up with a local charity or another SME to strengthen your capability statement without forming a formal consortium
- Highlight social‑value benefits you can bring to the community – the Council will likely score this when they move to a formal tender
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Apex Pathway,Dreamss,HSS Homes,Independent Living Project,Northern Community Pathways,Restorative Social Care Services,Strive To Be Independent
1 contract wonlatest 31 Dec 2024ends 31 Mar 2028£1m
total awarded
Apex Pathway,Dreamss,HSS Homes,Independent Living Project,Northern Community Pathways,Restorative Social Care Services,Strive To Be Independent is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Kirklees CouncilKey Dates
Published
9 July 2026
Submission deadline
31 July 2026
Notice type
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Source
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