# Carers Support Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
- Award value: £684,000
- Tender value: £684,000
- Award date: 23 August 2022
- Published: 31 October 2023
- Contract start: 1 November 2022
- Contract end: 31 October 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7d84bbbf-b671-46c0-8cf2-591f7630572f-693369
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-70b80260-9492-4a9c-a918-4ee8a23c11ab

## Description

Leicestershire County Council has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a Service Provider to provide a support service for carers\. The Carers Support Service has been commissioned to provide support to adults who provide unpaid care to another adult in Leicestershire and is designed to help meet the Council's commitment to carers in accordance with the Care Act 2014\. The overall aim of the service is to ensure that all adults who provide unpaid care to another adult in Leicestershire are identified and supported to continue to care effectively\. It is the aim that carer's quality of life will be improved through delivery of a service that is person-centred, co-ordinated and outcome focused\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d84bbbf-b671-46c0-8cf2-591f7630572f-693369)