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# Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regulation-44-inspections-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026". Published status: complete. Published Value: £177,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £177,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £177,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regulation-44-inspections-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f`

## 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/regulation-44-inspections-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regulation-44-inspections-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £177,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176322`
  - Value: £177,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026 (active)
  - Signed Value: £177,000
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081753-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-05T15:51:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:43:09.482Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f34f