Official UK procurement notice
Talent Acquisition Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Awarded value£99,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Lichfield West Midlands Traded Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Planning Service has been experiencing considerable difficulties in recruitment and retention of staff in professional posts across the service since vesting day. It is heavily reliant on agency staff or external consultants to deliver the service which is not cost effective and has hindered the provision of an efficient service and has led to significant failure demand and complaints.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 09:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 09:15 GMT
- Authority reference
C1000721- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074232- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e217Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published17 Nov 2025, 09:15 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £99,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lichfield West Midlands Traded Services | £99,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Lichfield West Midlands Traded Services
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Value
- £99,000
- Period
- 7 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lichfield West Midlands Traded ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender