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Lancashire Carers Assessment and Support Service
Lancashire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Lancashire County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 September 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 39 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Lancashire is home to more than 112,000 unpaid carers, representing approximately 9.6% of the population aged five years and over. This is higher than the national average of 8.8%. The estimated value of unpaid care provided by carers across Lancashire is approximately £3.7 billion per year.
The number of carers is expected to increase as the population ages, people live longer with complex conditions and more care continues to be delivered within family and community settings. Many carers balance caring responsibilities alongside employment, education, family commitments and their own health needs.
The Council recognises that while thousands of carers are currently known to services, many more remain unidentified and are therefore unable to benefit from available support. Hidden carers remain a significant challenge across Lancashire, particularly within working-age populations, rural communities and communities that traditionally experience barriers to accessing support.
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is in the process of undertaking an exercise to commission the Lancashire Carers Service. As part of an options appraisal, we wish to engage with key stakeholders in relation to a potential competitive procurement of the services.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 026112-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068412-2026
About the buyer
Lancashire County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
118Awards
59Suppliers it has used most for care
- Blackburn and Darwen District Without Abuse Limited1 contract
- Deafway1 contract
- Excel Housing Solutions1 contract
- H & A.K Fletcher Ltd, T/A Broadway Pharmacy with Cure Clinics1 contract
- Millbrook Healthcare Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £8.76mestimated
- £400kestimated
- £56mestimated
- £508mframework ceiling
From notice 026112-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 March 2026, last updated 20 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.