Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Housing & Homelessness: Accommodation, Support, and Prevention
Notice Description
Somerset Council is developing future options for its housing and homelessness provision. The aim is to establish a more flexible, person-centred, and solutions-focused offer that can better meet the diverse and changing needs of residents. This includes strengthening our homelessness prevention approach and expanding opportunities for social prescribing into appropriate accommodation and support pathways. As part of this work, the Council intends to establish a Countywide Framework that brings together previously fragmented services into a more coherent, consistent, and coordinated system. This new model will support improved accessibility, clearer pathways, and more equitable provision across Somerset. We want to move toward a model that enables tailored interventions, promotes independence, and provides responsive support at the right time. Through this market engagement activity, the Council is seeking insight and feedback from providers to help shape a more effective and collaborative system. This engagement also forms part of the wider re-commissioning programme, where joint ownership, partnership working, and co-production with providers and stakeholders - including Somerset Council, commissioned service providers, housing partners & referral agencies, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Public Health, VCFSE partners, and people with lived experience - will be key elements of the future design (this list is not exhaustive). It is anticipated that any new arrangements would commence on 1st April 2028
Planning Information
Event Details: Date: Thursday 30th April 2026 Time: 09:30am - 4:00pm Venue: Bridgwater, Somerset Event Registration: To attend this event please complete the below Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/e/sVKrYEcsRX Please provide the name of your organisation, the name and title of the person(s) wishing to attend (Max 2 per organisation) and a contact email address for each to enable us to send through the full details of the event and the venue. Please ensure that those attending from your organisation are the most appropriate to feed into the discussions. If you are unable to attend the event, the presentation, notes and associated documentation will be available on request.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0676d0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028637-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
55110000 - Hotel accommodation services
55130000 - Other hotel services
55210000 - Youth hostel services
55250000 - Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation
75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
85100000 - Health services
85300000 - Social work and related services
98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
98330000 - Physical well-being services
98340000 - Accommodation and office services
98350000 - Civic-amenity services
98390000 - Other services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 20272 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2032 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
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/028637-2026
27th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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