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title: "Support in the Community"
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# Support in the Community

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-in-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-051111). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Surrey County Council: "Support in the Community". Published status: complete. Published Value: £88,560,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Surrey County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/surrey-county-council-ons-e10000030)
- **Published Value:** £88,560,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-in-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-051111#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051111`

## Before you bid
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- **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/support-in-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-051111#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin%3Fcid%3Dsurreycc%23)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-in-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-051111#participate

## Description
Surrey County Council wishes to award a Countywide Contract to providers who will be responsible for delivering equitable, high-quality services to the residents of Surrey for the follow contracts;
Lot 1 Community and Life Skills (CLS)
Lot 2 Residential Short Breaks
Lot 3 Shared Lives
Lot 4 Supported Employment
Bidders can apply to bid for one or multiple Lots. Maximum of four Lots.
Lot 1: Community and Life Skills (CLS)
Objectives
To successfully award a Countywide Contract to a single provider who will be responsible for delivering equitable, high-quality services in accordance with the Community Living Services (CLS) Specification.
The appointed provider will be expected to:
• Deliver services that support individuals with eligible needs in settings rooted within their local communities.
• Maximise the use of community assets to enhance service delivery and promote inclusion.
• Support individuals to maintain and develop their independence through skill-building and personalised support.
• Encourage and facilitate progression, where appropriate, to alternative services that better support skill development, including Supported Employment or volunteering opportunities.
Outcomes
The overarching outcome of the procurement exercise supports the county's 2030 Community Vision and Organisation Strategy, that people are part of their local communities and that no one is left behind.
Required outcomes:
• Reduced reliance on transport services through increased travel training, enabling more individuals to travel independently.
• Clear progression pathways for individuals, with evidence of movement through the service and onward to other opportunities as their skills and confidence grow.
• Enhanced use of community assets, promoting inclusion and reducing dependence on building-based activities.
Lot 2: Residential Short Breaks
Objectives
• To successfully award a Countywide Contract to a single provider who will be responsible for delivering high-quality good value services within the 2 Short Breaks Services located in Surrey.
• The provider will deliver in accordance with the Short Breaks Specification and aligns with the Short Breaks Policy which promotes person centred support and the promotion and enabling of independent living skills
Outcomes
• Improved equitable access to Residential Short Breaks for individuals and carers
• Increase in the number of people gaining new skills and /or maintaining existing skills
• A responsive service able to support individuals and their families in times of crises and emergency.
Lot 3: Shared Lives
Objectives
• To successfully award a Countywide Contract to a single provider who will be responsible for delivering equitable, high-quality services in accordance with the Shared lives specification.
• The promotion of Shared Lives schemes to all stakeholders
• To recruit new Shared Lives providers and grow the Shared Lives provision, particularly accounting for geographical disparity.
• Manage the scheme including a...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-in-the-community-ocds-h6vhtk-051111)

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Community and Life Skills (CLS)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £65,280,000
- **Description:** Lot 1: Community and Life Skills (CLS)
Community and Life Skills including Centre Based Support Services for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism are commissioned by the Council via a mix of Spot Contracts and a Block Contract arrangement ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Residential Short Breaks
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £15,120,000
- **Description:** Surrey County Council are committed to ensuring that the offer of Short Breaks for Adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic people is modern and fit for purpose and reflects the increasingly complex packages of support that many individuals ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Shared Lives
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,840,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking to attract a Shared Lives provider with experience and expertise in providing person centred support to individuals from one or more of the following primary adult user groups: 
•	Learning Disabilities   
•	Physical Disabilitie...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Supported Employment
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,320,000
- **Description:** Evidence suggests a greater number of people could live more independently than at present; employment is a facilitator of this.  The Council is therefore seeking a provider that has the skills, experience and expertise to provide supported employmen...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** -1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 03/03/2026

- **Award:** Lot 3  Shared Lives (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ATEGI LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138496`
  - Value: £3,200,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061791-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-19T18:33:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:29:15.418Z
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