Notice Information
Notice Title
Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026
Notice Description
This contract is for the provision of independent Regulation 44 visits to all council-run children's homes, as required under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service must deliver monthly visits by qualified, impartial individuals who are independent of the homes and the placing authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020053-2026
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £177,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £177,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £177,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £177,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020053-2026
5th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013100-2026
12th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081753-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
The project can be located by signing in via the following link for ProActis: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login The project is called "Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026" and the reference is ERFX1002644.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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