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Published 11 Dec 2025, 09:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Published estimate£177,000≈ £59k / year · £212,400 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026awarded 12 Feb 2026
Awarded to THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of independent Regulation 44 visits to all council-run children's homes, as required under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service must deliver monthly visits by qualified, impartial individuals who are independent of the homes and the placing authority.

CPV: Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£177,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £177,000 exc. VAT · £212,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85310000 Social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Dec 2025, 09:16 GMT
Last source update
5 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Feb 2026
Authority reference
ERFX1002644
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081753
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The project can be located by signing in via the following link for ProActis:

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

The project is called "Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026" and the reference is ERFX1002644.

Timeline

11 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published320 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 09:16 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by287 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline281 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent257 days ago
    12 Feb 2026
  5. Award decision expected by256 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends245 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published236 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
  8. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 09:16 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £177,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICESME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£177,00012 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026 · THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICESME

    Signed
    4 Mar 2026
    Value
    £177,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Under threshold for setting KPI's.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICEAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02722134GB-PPON: PYDW-5632-RRWZ Units 1 - 4 Priory Mews, Birkenhead, North West, CH41 5AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe project can be located by signing in via the following link for ProActis: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login The project is called "Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026" and the reference is ERFX1002644.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender