Official UK procurement notice
Bath and North East Somerset ASC Sensory Impairment Support Services
Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Published estimate£863,720≈ £173k / year · £863,720 inc. VAT14% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025
Awarded to Sight Support West of England
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBath & North East Somerset has awarded the Contract for the provision of the ASC Sensory Impairment Support Services . The procurement run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Light Touch Regime (LTR) above-threshold, one stage tender.
The Sensory Impairment Support Service will provide support to people who live in B&NES or are registered with a GP in B&NES who have a hearing and or visual impairment. The service will offer Information and Advice, access to assistive equipment and facilitate social activities and opportunities.
The service will take a person-centred approach and provide flexible and responsive service, promoting individuals' ability to maintain their independence and build connections within their communities.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement commenced under the previous regime. A PIN was published under PCR15 and early market engagement commenced. The reference of the PIN is 20240911-000010 A Planned Procurement Notice (UK3) was published (2025/S 000-014128) and a final engagement session was held, confirming the Council's intentions.
CPV: Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£863,720
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Contract Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Contract Price: Economic See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentation
- Quality: Technical See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentation
- Social Value: Technical See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2025, 12:23 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN780788- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037072- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055838Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Risks
The Council has identified certain foreseeable but uncertain risks ("Known Unknowns") within the Tender, including but not limited to the following:
- changes in demand;
- adjustments to public sector funding;
- amendments to laws, regulations, or national policy (e.g., NICE, CQC, Care Act);
- technology failures or integration challenges;
- workforce shortages or recruitment issues;
- health inequality or access barriers; and
- emergencies or civil contingencies
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 12:23 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends376 days ago15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published319 days ago12 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 12:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2025, 13:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2025, 13:01 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £742,5741 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sight Support West of EnglandVCSE1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2032Extensions: The contract is for an initial 5-year term, with an optional 2-year extension, subject to performance review and budget approval. Please note that the Contract Value published in the Tender Notice (UK4) differs from the figures shown above because it included some headroom, to allow for any possible uplift that might be agreed throughout the contract. This uplift is not guaranteed. | £742,574 | 6 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Sight Support West of EnglandVCSE
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2025
- Value
- £742,574
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is for an initial 5-year term, with an optional 2-year extension, subject to performance review and budget approval. Please note that the Contract Value published in the Tender Notice (UK4) differs from the figures shown above because it included some headroom, to allow for any possible uplift that might be agreed throughout the contract. This uplift is not guaranteed.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sight Support West of EnglandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Technical specifications Contract reference number: DN779257 DN780788
- Bidding documents and specifications Contract reference number: DN779257 DN780788
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender