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# Somerset Family Support Service

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cc2e1cbd-6a37-4df0-b141-de734e148602

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## Summary

Somerset County Council has recently completed a procurement process for the Somerset Family Support Service, targeting health and social work services within the South West of England. This service aims to provide support to families in crisis across four distinct areas: Somerset West and Taunton, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, and Mendip. The contract, valued at £600,000, commenced on 1st April 2022 and is set to run until 31st March 2025, with the potential for two 12-month extensions. The process was conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, though it falls under the Light Touch Regime and is thus exempt from certain UK procurement rules.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) engaged in social services and family support. Businesses well-suited to compete include those with experience in community-based services, volunteer coordination, and child welfare support, as they will be essential in fostering relationships that bolster family resilience and self-sufficiency in the region.

## Notice

Somerset County Council is seeking to commission a service to support Somerset families using local volunteers in each district area who can offer help and bespoke support at a time of crisis. The service is required across the whole of Somerset and will be commissioned as 4 separate lots based on location: Lot 1: Somerset Family Support Service delivery in Somerset West and Taunton Lot 2: Somerset Family Support Service delivery in Sedgemoor Lot 3: Somerset Family Support Service delivery in South Somerset Lot 4: Somerset Family Support Service delivery in Mendip The Service Provider/s is to enable the development of strong relationships between volunteers and families, strengthening family capacity and resilience and promoting self-sufficiency through both modelling behaviours and providing support for positive parenting. The Authority is conducting this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender opportunity falls within Schedule 3 of the Regulations (Social and Other Specific Services) and below the Light Touch Regime threshold. Whilst this means that this Tender is exempt from UK procurement rules, it will be run in accordance with the Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, mutual recognition and proportionality. Please note, the estimated contract value contained within this notice is inclusive of the 2 x 12 month optional extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478dc6b6-10db-46a2-9576-8e374afff7ce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £600,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAFE FAMILIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2022 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478dc6b6-10db-46a2-9576-8e374afff7ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478dc6b6-10db-46a2-9576-8e374afff7ce
  14th March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7ba97321-4a15-ec11-810e-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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