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title: "Connect Somerset – Commissioning Early Help and Prevention Services within the Community"
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# Connect Somerset – Commissioning Early Help and Prevention Services within the Community

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-somerset-commissioning-early-help-and-prevention-services-within-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-03e452). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Connect Somerset – Commissioning Early Help and Prevention Services within the Community". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,707,976. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £6,707,976 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £777,222 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e452`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-somerset-commissioning-early-help-and-prevention-services-within-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-03e452#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-somerset-commissioning-early-help-and-prevention-services-within-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-03e452#participate

## Description
Connect Somerset – Commissioning Early Help and Prevention Services within the Community

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Connector Support Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Connector Support Service
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Carers Support Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Carers Support Service
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Sensory Loss – Communicator Guide Service
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The service empowers all people with sensory loss (including dual sensory loss) to take control of their health and wellbeing by giving people time to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing....
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Interpreter Service
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The service is to provide help and support to individuals that are deaf, or hard of hearing, by providing interpreters to provide communication support services to aid eligible service users in social care related situations that require them.
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Connector Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `015305-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Community Council for Somerset**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150101`

- **Award:** Carers Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `015305-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **The Community Council for Somerset**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150101`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Connector Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 26/01/2024

- **Contract:** Carers Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £377,222
  - Signed Date: 26/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015305-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-14T12:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T01:01:17.724Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e452