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Delivery of Community Employment Hubs in South Somerset and Mendip areas

Somerset County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 12:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned services to deliver Community Employment Hubs across the South Somerset and Mendip areas. The named locations are Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet, Wells, Frome, Wincanton and Langport. The hubs are intended to support community employment activity, making this relevant to organisations with experience in employment support, community-based services, recruitment, consultancy or related business services. Delivery spans multiple towns rather than a single site, so suppliers would need to understand the local context across South Somerset and Mendip. Somerset Council is the public-sector buyer, based in Taunton. The procurement is categorised as services, with the associated classification covering business services including consulting and recruitment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 30 July 2026 to SBA WORLDWIDE CIC. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is for one lot and has a net value of £35,000, or £42,000 including VAT, in GBP. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 December 2026. The awarded supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Langport. The requirement covers services delivered in the South Somerset and Mendip area, with the award linked to the eight named delivery towns. The award status is active, and the procurement status is complete.

This award provides a clear example of Somerset Council purchasing community employment hub delivery as a below-threshold service from a local SME. Businesses assessing comparable future requirements would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver community-based employment activity across several South Somerset and Mendip locations, including Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet, Wells, Frome, Wincanton and Langport. Relevant commercial positioning includes community employment support, recruitment, consultancy and broader business services. The selected supplier’s local base in Langport indicates the relevance of regional presence or strong local delivery arrangements. Organisations with a distributed operating model, practical community engagement capability and experience coordinating services across multiple towns would be well placed to assess similar work from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery of Community Employment Hubs in South Somerset and Mendip areas

Notice Description

Delivery of Community Employment Hubs in South Somerset and Mendip areas (Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet, Wells, Frome, Wincanton and Langport).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072678-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£35,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Somerset Business Agency CIC

Further Information

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