Notice Information
Notice Title
Bath and North East Somerset ASC Independent Living Support
Notice Description
Bath & North East Somerset has awarded a single provider Contract for the provision of the ASC Independent Living Support. The procurement is run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Light Touch Regime (LTR) below-threshold, one stage tender. This is a short term, targeted service, for adults and older people providing low level social care interventions to support and sustain independence, support prevention of escalation, reduction of dependency, improved self-care, and improve individual health and wellbeing. Note: Specialist support for people with learning disability, autism and neurodiverse people is not included. The Independent Living Service (ILS) will support people in B&NES to live independently and prevent or delay access to higher need service. The service will take a person-centred approach and meet needs through a flexible and responsive service, promoting individuals' ability to look after themselves and stay connected to their communities. The ILS will support positive outcomes at individual and service level, maintaining or increasing independence, reducing social isolation, improving safety and improving emotional and mental wellbeing. The ILS also contributes to B&NES population outcomes that people are healthy, have a good quality of life and have equal life chances.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Contract Terms include a discretional uplift. The total contract value quoted have been uplifted to allow some headroom for any potential uplifts, which are not guaranteed.
Renewal: Potential 2 year extension beyond the initial term. If contract extension is taken the contract expires 31st December 2032 (5+2).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055134
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080844-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85310000 - Social work services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,890,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,890,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@bathnes.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1225477273
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BATH
- Postcode
- BA1 5AW
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Kingsmead
- Westminster Constituency
- Bath
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080844-2025
9th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057698-2025
18th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034175-2025
20th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=91a4566f-ac4d-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21
https://www.procontract.due-north.com Reference number: DN779257
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