AfC Young Carers Support Service
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.1m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
04 Mar 2026
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 is 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.
Scope
- Reference
- DN777204
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2031Possible extension to 30 Jun 2033
Option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
- CPV classifications
- 8531130085312300
- Contract locations
- London, United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders. | price | 30.00% |
| Premises and Accessibility | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Safeguarding and Wellbeing | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Service Delivery Model And Experience | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Workforce and Staffing | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Engagement and Co-production with Young Carers | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Partnership Working | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Quality Assurance and Performance Monitoring | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Mobilisation and TUPE | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
All staff (paid and voluntarily) involved in delivering the service will hold a current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check appropriate to their role.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£574k
Award date
12 Feb 2026
Contract start
30 Jun 2026
Contract end
30 Jun 2031
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lot 2 | £574k | complete |
| 1 | Lot 1 | £574k | complete |