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title: "Bath and North East Somerset ASC Independent Living Support"
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# Bath and North East Somerset ASC Independent Living Support

Buyer: BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055134

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## Summary

The Bath & North East Somerset Council has completed a procurement process to award a contract for the provision of Adult Social Care Independent Living Support. This procurement, managed under the Procurement Act 2023 and employing an open procedure, aligns with the Light Touch Regime. CURO CHOICE has been selected as the supplier, following a competitive process. The tender falls under the 'Social Work Services' industry category and covers the Bath region, identified as UKK12. The contract, valued at £1,890,000, begins on 1st January 2026 and runs until 31st December 2030, with an optional two-year extension. Key aspects of this project include supporting low-level social care interventions aimed at enhancing independence and well-being among adults and older people.

This tender represents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses skilled in providing flexible and responsive social care services. The focus on maintaining and enhancing independent living, reducing social isolation, and improving general well-being positions businesses that specialise in these areas well to engage with this contract. Companies that can deliver services with a person-centred approach and have experience with substantial public sector contracts are ideally suited to compete, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can meet the needs within the Bath community effectively.

## Notice

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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080844-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,200,000 |
| Lots value | £2,200,000 |
| Awards value | £1,890,000 |
| Contracts value | £1,890,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | BATH |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Kingsmead |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CURO CHOICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2025 at 05:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080844-2025
- 18 Sep 2025 at 11:55 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057698-2025
- 20 Jun 2025 at 15:22 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034175-2025

## 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

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
- http://www.curo-group.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.procontract.due-north.com
- https://www.procontract.due-north.comReferencenumber:DN779257

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