Purpose

To seek Cabinet
approval to go out to tender for a 5-year contract with the option
to extend for up to two years for: - 
 
(a) the provision
of support for adult carers and  
(b) the provision
of support for children and young adult carers 
 
The new contract
will commence 1 April 2026. 
 
These services are
jointly funded and commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council
and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board.  
 

Decision

Cllr Paul McLain and Cllr Carole Allaway Martin
sought Cabinet approval to go out to tender for a
5-year contract with the option to extend for up to two years for:
-

(a) the provision of support for
adult carers and
(b) the provision of support
for children and young adult carers
 
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
 

1.              
Delegate authority to Executive Director of Adult
Social Care, Wellbeing & Communities in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, the Cabinet Member for
Children’s Safeguarding and Executive Director of Children's
Services to conduct a competitive procurement process of two (2)
Lots in respect of the provision of support for: -
 
(a) Adult carers (Lot 1)
and
(b) Children and young adult
carers (Lot 2)
 
The proposed contract (s) shall
have an initial contract term of five (5) years and include an
option to extend the term for a further period of not more than two
(2) years.
 
2. Delegate authority to the
Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing &
Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult
Social Care to:
(b) award the adult carers
contract (Lot 1) to the preferred tenderers; and
 
(b) determine whether to exercise
the option to extend the contract at the expiry of the initial
five-year fixed term period, for a further period of not more than
two years.
 
3. Delegate authority to the
Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding
to:
(b) award the children and young
adult carers contract (Lot 2) to the preferred tenderers;
and

(b) determine whether to exercise
the option to extend the contract at the expiry of the initial
five-year fixed term period, for a further period of not more than
two years.