# CPU 1939 Carers Respite

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottingham City Council](/buyers/nottingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,260,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 April 2017
- Planned end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 60b4a22b-c3b4-4c97-a295-6e21f7174ef6-113581
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c8d04f9-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

There are approximately 27,000 unpaid carers in Nottingham City, 8\.8% of the total population \(2011 Census\)\. This is a slightly lower percentage than the average in England \(10\.2%\)\. As noted above, the true figure is likely to be much higher since many carers don’t self-identify\. According to Census data more adults in Nottingham aged 35 and older are providing more hours of care per week than the national average figures\. 17% of Nottingham’s carers are aged 65 and over, 45% of those carers aged 65\+ provide 50 hours or more per week\. Overall this gives a picture of slightly fewer carers in Nottingham compared to the national average, but providing more hours of care per week\. As noted, there are recognised links between the hours of care provided, and the impact on both the health, and the financial situation, of carers – it’s noted that carers who provide more hours of care per week tend to have poorer health and higher levels of poverty\. The aim of the Carers’ Respite service is to improve quality of life for carers in Nottingham by providing timely breaks for carers, to prevent carer breakdown, ensure that carers are supported to remain in their caring role, and prevent unnecessary referrals to social care services\. ‘In order for time away from the caring arrangement to be an effective break for the carer, the carer needs to know that care is being provided in their absence to the same quality that they provide – otherwise their time away is affected by guilt, and their relationship with the person with care needs is subject to strain\. The need for a breaks service, in short, is the need for a service which provides an equivalent substitute to the care which the carer provides’\. \(‘The Social Value Act and how to understand the true value of a carers break’ Carers’ Trust 2013\)\.

## Related contract awards

- [CPU 8478 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-035b26a4-017d-4c73-8d65-eecd773da0cf): NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- [CPU 8682 Resurfacing works at Coleby and Withern Road](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce3aaa76-9cbe-4c50-abcb-0c178baf4eb8): Nottingham City Council
- [CPU 8677 General Building Materials for Minor works city wide C/W Revenue Works 2026-2027](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c709d5da-34d7-465e-a3e3-568c7ab8d506): Nottingham City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b4a22b-c3b4-4c97-a295-6e21f7174ef6-113581)