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title: "Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fd00"
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# Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fd00

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## Summary

Somerset Council is seeking a supplier to provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for the council and affiliated schools. This tender, identified by the reference EPRO1000374, is currently active and falls under the industry categories of office-support and health services. The procurement process is at the "Tender" stage with an open competition method, and the tender period ends on 23rd January 2026 at 12:00 PM GMT. This contract is valued at £140,000 with a gross amount of £168,000. The project is located in the UKK region, with the contract period starting from 1st April 2026 and ending on 2nd April 2028, with options for extension up to 2030.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in support and health services to engage with a public authority on a substantial contract. The procurement process is positioned for competitive participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. With award criteria focusing 60% on price, 30% on quality, and 10% on social value, businesses able to deliver comprehensive service packages with competitive pricing and demonstrable quality and value propositions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. This could facilitate long-term business relationships and potential growth within public sector collaborations for the successful supplier.

## Notice

Somerset Council seeks a single supplier to deliver Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for Somerset Council and affiliated schools.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There are options to extend the Initial Term by two further periods of twelve months. The decision to exercise the extension options will be at the sole discretion of the Authority, dependent upon, amongst other matters, Supplier performance during the Term of the Contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003614-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 2 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £140,000 |
| Lots value | £140,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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 | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 15 Jan 2026 at 15:57 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003614-2026
- 23 Dec 2025 at 17:57 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086020-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003614-2026
  15th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086020-2025
  23rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
  https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login# All details can be found within the tender documents published on https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login# search using the procurement reference EPRO1000374

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#Alldetailscanbefoundwithinthetenderdocumentspublishedonhttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#searchusingtheprocurementreferenceEPRO1000374
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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