Official UK procurement notice
Connect Somerset - Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Alliance Lead
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA strategic partner to act as Alliance Lead, coordinating a multi-agency approach to deliver the DWP Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) across Somerset. The Alliance Lead will work with other VCFSE partners to deliver on a collaborative framework between Somerset Council and VCFSE partners to deliver targeted support. The aim is to strengthen community resilience, provide crisis intervention, and ensure equitable access to support vulnerable residents with their wellbeing and financial resilience
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£700,000
- Technical & professional ability
Lead must be in the Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises (VCFSEs) sector - a non-governmental organisation that is value-driven and principally reinvests its surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives.
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality questions
- Social Value: Social value questions
- Price: Management fee
- Technical & professional ability
Lead must be in the Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises (VCFSEs) sector - a non-governmental organisation that is value-driven and principally reinvests its surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives.
- 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 10:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
ERFX1002700- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000251- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff37Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 23 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published285 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT
- Submission deadline253 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent211 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by197 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago21 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published177 days ago23 Apr 2026, 10:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 17:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 17:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 10:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS ADVICE SOMERSETSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £1,988,750 | 20 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Somerset Connect - Crisis Resilience Fund Alliance Lead · CITIZENS ADVICE SOMERSETSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,988,750
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: specification requirements must be met
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CITIZENS ADVICE SOMERSETAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Connect Somerset - Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Alliance Lead Reference: EPRO1000375/ERFX1002700
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender