Official UK procurement notice
Living Well in the Community
Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis recommissioning is for care and support for adults in B&NES with learning disabilities and autism and physical, cognitive (brain injury) and sensory impairment.
The services this framework will cover are accommodation with care and support (supported living and respite), non-accommodation based supported living (outreach), and day services, within a 9 mile radius.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 6 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Aug 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “Living Well in the Community” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Bath & North East Somerset Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 50 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3%
2–311%
4–622%
7+64%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£135m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 73 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–311%
4–622%
7+64%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094397- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published154 days ago20 May 2026, 13:39 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago6 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 73 days1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
The provider engagement will include introduction and overview sessions to be held in September 2026 to discuss the framework and provide details of what we will be recommissioning and the procurement process.
These sessions are open to all relevant providers and providers only need to attend one of the following sessions, Weds 16th Sept 10.30-11.30am, Tues 22nd September 14.20-15.30 or Thurs 24th 12pm-1pm. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to attend.
Further sessions will be taking place as follows:
Session 1: Accommodation-based Supported Living (Specialism 1: Accommodation with Care and Support)
Description: This session will bring providers together to develop a shared understanding of what constitutes core support and one-to-one support within accommodation-based supported living services in Bath and North East Somerset. We will explore current approaches, identify areas for greater consistency, and discuss opportunities to improve how supported living services are delivered to achieve better outcomes for people who draw on support.
Date: Wednesday 21st October 2.00pm -3.30pm
Session 2: Support in the Community (Specialism 2)
Description: This session will bring providers together to help shape the future of community-based day opportunities and outreach support in Bath and North East Somerset. We will explore how day services and outreach/floating support can promote independence, wellbeing, social connections and participation in local communities, while responding flexibly to people's individual strengths, interests and aspirations. Through discussion and shared learning, we will identify opportunities to develop innovative, person-centred approaches that improve outcomes and support people to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.
Date: Thursday 5th November 10.00 am-11.30am
Session 3: Living Well in the Community Framework - Co-Produced Guiding Principals
Description: This session will introduce the co-produced Living Well in the Community principles that will underpin all services within the Framework. Developed with experts by experience, these principles set out expectations for how care and support should be delivered across commissioned services. Providers will have the opportunity to explore the principles, discuss how they can be embedded in service delivery, and share examples of good practice. The principles will be circulated to attendees in advance of the session.
Date: Tuesday 10th November 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Session 4: Living Well in the Community Framework - Tender Readiness Session
Description: This session is designed to help providers prepare for the forthcoming tender opportunity. We will cover the practical steps involved in submitting a compliant and competitive bid, including reviewing tender documentation, evidencing quality and outcomes, demonstrating social value, and meeting financial and governance requirements. Providers will also have the opportunity to ask questions and gain a clearer understanding of the expectations and requirements of the procurement process.
Date: Wednesday 9th December 2 -3pm
All these sessions will be on MS Team and are open to all relevant providers, to attend a session, please contact [email protected] indicating which session or session you wish to attend.
All information shared and developed at these meetings, will be available to interested suppliers via the commissioning email box.
- Tender notice expectedin 104 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 284 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2026- Pipeline notice published20 May 2026, 13:39 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Jul 2026, 09:41 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £135,000,0008 Jul 2026, 09:41 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Oct 2026, 15:52 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Additional market engagement events will be taking place, details of these are included in the engagement section of this notice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender