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AfC Young Carers Support Service
Published 15 Oct 2025
15 Oct 2025
Closed 9 Dec 2025
- Primary CPV
-
85311300 *
Welfare services for children and young people
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, London
- Value
- £1,148,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/07/2026 30/06/2031
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ, United Kingdom · UKI75
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (30%)
- Premises and Accessibility (10%)
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing (10%)
- Service Delivery Model And Experience (10%)
- Workforce and Staffing (5%)
- Engagement and Co-production with Young Carers (5%)
- Partnership Working (5%)
- Quality Assurance and Performance Monitoring (5%)
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (5%)
- Mobilisation and TUPE (5%)
- Social Value (10%)
- Tender documents are published on the web address provided.... · Bidding Documents
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ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTERES...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85311300 *
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Reference: DN777204
Achieving for Children (AfC) is commissioning the Young Carers Support Service for the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The service will be divided into two lots:
Lot 1 - Kingston: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Kingston
Lot 2 - Richmond: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Richmond.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
- Submission method
- www.londontenders.org
- Enquiries close
- 21 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected
- 2 Mar 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 15 Oct 2025 14:23
- Deadline
- 09 Dec 2025 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054e06
- Notice ID
- DN777204
Organisations on this notice
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU, United Kingdom
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Lots (2)
Lot 2: Lot 2
£574,000
Lot 2 - Richmond: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Richmond.
1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2031 · Active
Lot 1: Lot 1
£574,000
Lot 1 - Kingston: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Kingston
1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2031 · Active
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 44 York Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Twickenham |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | TW1 3BZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI75 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Guildhall |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Kingston upon Thames |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI63 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Entity managing the procurement on behalf of Achieving for Children |
Buyer
| Name | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |
Tender
| Title | AfC Young Carers Support Service |
| Description | Achieving for Children (AfC) is commissioning the Young Carers Support Service for the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The service will be divided into two lots: Lot 1 - Kingston: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Kingston Lot 2 - Richmond: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Richmond. |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Welfare services for children and young people |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Guidance and counselling services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKI75 |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Welfare services for children and young people |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Guidance and counselling services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKI63 |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,377,600 |
| Value › Value | £1,148,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | www.londontenders.org |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Award decision period › End | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Lot 2 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | Lot 2 - Richmond: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Richmond. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £688,800 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £574,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Premises and Accessibility |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Safeguarding and Wellbeing |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Service Delivery Model And Experience |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | Workforce and Staffing |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | Engagement and Co-production with Young Carers |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | Partnership Working |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | Quality Assurance and Performance Monitoring |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Name | Mobilisation and TUPE |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | All staff (paid and voluntarily) involved in delivering the service will hold a current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check appropriate to their role. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2033 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description | Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Lot 1 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | Lot 1 - Kingston: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Kingston |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £688,800 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £574,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Premises and Accessibility |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Safeguarding and Wellbeing |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Service Delivery Model And Experience |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | Workforce and Staffing |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | Engagement and Co-production with Young Carers |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | Partnership Working |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | Quality Assurance and Performance Monitoring |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Name | Mobilisation and TUPE |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Weighting › Weight | 5 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | All staff (paid and voluntarily) involved in delivering the service will hold a current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check appropriate to their role. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 30 Jun 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2033 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description | Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. |
| Lot Details › Award Criteria Details | Lot 1 - Kingston: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Kingston. Lot 2 - Richmond: Young Carers Support Service for children and young people aged 5-18 living in Richmond. Bidders may submit tenders for only one lot or for both lots. Bidders may be awarded to only one lot or both lots. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender documents are published on the web address provided. Tenders must be submitted electronically. |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | www.londontenders.org |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065620-2025 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider, within 30 calendar days, where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed. |