Contract Award - Carers Services

August 6, 2026 Cabinet Member for Adults and Health (Cabinet member) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health approved the award of a contract to Carers Network Westminster for the provision of the Westminster Carers Service on 6 August 2026. The contract term is five years, with options to extend up to nine years, and expenditure of £3,605,744. This decision ensures the council meets its statutory responsibilities to identify, assess, and support carers.

The Cabinet Member for Economic Development & Planning approved the Knightsbridge Partnership Occupier BID Renewal and Alteration Proposal 2026-2031 on 6 May 2026. This approval allows for a ballot to be held for the renewal of the Business Improvement District. The decision also requests the Chief Executive to hold the ballot and approves entering into necessary legal agreements for BID levy collection.

The Cabinet Member for Value for Money & Finance approved the extension of commercial credit/debit card transaction fee recovery to all applicable council services on 17 September 2026. This decision allows the council to recover transaction costs associated with commercial card payments, rather than absorbing them. The charge will be based on the average fee and reviewed annually.

The Cabinet Member for Children and Education approved contract awards for strategic consultants for the Bi-borough Schools Capital Programme on 2 September 2026. AtkinsRealis UK Limited was appointed as Strategic Architect Consultant, Gardiner & Theobald LLP as Strategic Project Management Consultant, and Pick Everard as Strategic Cost Consultant. These contracts are for an initial two-year term with options to extend for up to two further years.

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Purpose

The Cabinet Member will consider the approval of contracts to service providers.

Decision

Decision Taken: The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health has approved the award of a contract to Carers Network Westminster for the provision of the Westminster Carers Service; approved a contract term of five (5) years (1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031) with options to extend by two further periods of two years each, up to a maximum of nine years (1 September 2026 to 31 August 2035); and approved expenditure of £3,605,744 over the full (up to) nine year contract. 

Reason for Decision: The Carers Service is essential to enabling Westminster City Council to meet its statutory responsibilities to identify, assess and support carers. The proposed contract will provide carers with access to information, advice, carers assessments, support planning, specialist support groups, peer support, wellbeing activities and preventative services designed to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Supporting Documents

PED26-12 Appendix A - Knightsbridge BID Renewal and Adjustment Proposal.pdf
AH26-05 Appendix B - SIA.pdf
AH26-05 CMR Contract Award - Carers Services.pdf
PED26-12 CMR Knightsbridge Partnership Occupier Renewal BID Proposal 2026-2031.pdf
VFM26-16 Commercial Card Recharge.pdf
CE26-02 CMR.pdf
AH26-05 Appendix A - EQIA.pdf

Details

ReferenceCall-ins0
OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date6 Aug 2026
Effective from14 Aug 2026
Subject to call-inYes