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title: "Shaping Our Collaborative Response to the Crisis and Resilience Fund"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059519"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-05"
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# Shaping Our Collaborative Response to the Crisis and Resilience Fund

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059519

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## Summary

Somerset Council is initiating a procurement process, currently at the planning stage, titled "Shaping Our Collaborative Response to the Crisis and Resilience Fund." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically within health and social work services, and is located in the UKK23 region of the United Kingdom. The upcoming engagement event is scheduled for 24 September 2025, with an RSVP deadline of 22 September 2025. The process aims to launch a new delivery model for crisis support starting 1 April 2026, with a contract period extending until 31 March 2031. The engagement session invites stakeholders to explore collaborative strategies to implement the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) Crisis and Resilience Fund effectively.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and those in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. Participating in the engagement session allows businesses to influence the design of a community-led delivery model, fostering partnerships and alliances that can enhance service delivery in Somerset. Companies specialising in health and social work services, especially those with expertise in financial resilience and preventative support, are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Such businesses could leverage this opportunity to contribute to an innovative approach in crisis support, thus positioning themselves as key players in local service delivery improvements.

## Notice

The CRF marks a significant shift in how crisis support will be delivered locally, combining emergency support with preventative approaches to build financial resilience. It also brings together funding streams such as Discretionary Housing Payments, aiming to streamline access for those in need.

### Planning Information

We hope to use the CRF to develop new ways of working together, encouraging partnerships and alliances across the sector in support of families/residents of Somerset who are living in poverty. 
We are pleased to invite you to a dedicated engagement event to explore how we can work together to deliver on the new DWP Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF), launching on 1 April 2026.
This engagement session will provide an opportunity to:
• Share early thinking on the CRF
• Discuss how we can co-design a joined-up, community-led delivery model
• Identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships and preventative support
• Ensure the voice and expertise of the VCFSE sector is central to shaping local implementation
Your insights and experience are vital to ensuring the fund delivers meaningful outcomes for residents. We hope you can join us in this important conversation.
Event Details
Date: 24 September 2025
Time: 13:00-15:00
Location: Confirmation will be received upon registration for the event
RSVP by: 22 September 2025
Expression of interest in attending: 
If you would like to attend this event, please let us know by emailing stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk giving the names and email addresses of those people who would attend (max. 2 per organisation).
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 through the e-tender system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Please respond by the deadline of 12:00 noon on 22nd September 2025 if you wish to attend. Thank you.
Somerset Council reserves the right to cancel or re-arrange these events at its own discretion.
Organisations that take part will not be advantaged or disadvantaged in any way in any potential future formal procurement. Commercial confidentiality will be respected. This notice does not represent a formal commitment by Somerset Council to undertake a procurement procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054347-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET 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 | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2025 at 13:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054347-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054347-2025
  5th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.somerset.gov.uk
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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