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    ContractsCarers Support Services - Cornwall Council
    Awarded contract

    Carers Support Services - Cornwall Council

    Awarded
    £8.2m
    Published 15 Sept 2026

    Cornwall Council has awarded contracts for specialist carers support services to help unpaid carers of all ages access information, advice, practical support and short breaks across the county.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 15 Sept 2026· 1 month agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £8.2m
    Published 15 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £8,247,302
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    4 suppliers
    • BA
      Barnardo's
    Lead contractor
  1. WR
    Whitehead Ross Social Work Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. RT
    RETHINK TRADING LTD
    Consortium partner
  3. AS
    ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
    Consortium partner
  4. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 month ago.

    15 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Cornwall Council is procuring Carers Support Services across five specialist lots to provide comprehensive support to unpaid carers of all ages throughout Cornwall. The services deliver information, advice, guidance and practical support to help carers maintain their caring responsibilities while protecting their own health, wellbeing and access to services. Support includes needs assessment, ongoing assistance, short breaks and community-based activities. Contracts have been awarded for four lots: Lot 2 (Young Carers Service), Lot 3 (Parent Carer Specialist Advisor), Lot 4 (Mental Health Carer Specialist Advisor), and Lot 5 (Specialist Dementia Service). Lot 1 (Core Carers Service) received no award. All awarded contracts run for an initial three-year term with options to extend for two additional years, followed by two one-year extensions. Service delivery commenced on 1 July 2026.

    Track record

    25 awards · 22 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, CORNWALL COUNCIL has awarded 25 contracts to 22 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Home-Start Kernow3× · 12%
    2. COSGARNE HALL LIMITED2× · 8%
    3. Arts Well UK CIC1× · 4%
    4. Blueboard Care Services1× · 4%
    5. Age Concern in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly1× · 4%
    6. Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum1× · 4%

    +16 more suppliers

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066b85

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    Sector
    Social Care