Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statusactive
Value£140,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2026 to 2 Apr 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs
Award criteria
Price (60%)
Quality (30%)
Social Value (10%)
ClosedFind a Tender · UK4
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Buyer: Somerset Council →
Participate on supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗External submission platform
BuyerSomerset Council
StatusClosed
Deadline23 Jan 2026
Value£140,000
Published15 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Somerset Council seeks a single supplier to deliver Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for Somerset Council and affiliated schools.
Delivery location
UKK, GB
Categories
Office-support services 79500000Health services 85100000
Lot details
What is included
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office-support services, Health services | Not published |
Comparable-procurement analytics
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Office-support services (79500000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 79 | 4,066 | 3 median · 33.9 average (1,066 of 4,066 with a bid count) | 2.8 average (1,199 of 4,066 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Same buyer | 3 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKK | 248 | 1 median · 12.4 average (68 of 248 with a bid count) | 2 average (73 of 248 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 521 | 3 median · 4.5 average (14 of 521 with a bid count) | 1 average (14 of 521 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Price-outcome signal
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Documents & submission route
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05fd00 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 003614-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Jan 15 2026 15:57:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003614-2026 |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2026-01-23T12:00:00Z |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login# |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £140,000 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 2 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | tenderUpdate | 003614-2026 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | tender | 086020-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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15 Jan 2026 · 003614-2026 · tenderUpdate
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