Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Assertive Outreach
Somerset Council · Somerset, South West
Somerset Council has awarded Assertive Outreach. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Arc Inspire
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:25
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Somerset Council has awarded Assertive Outreach. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Arc Inspire. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £55,637. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 26 November 2025. The notice number is 077153-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e8f8.
Summary of the contracting process
Somerset Council has completed a public procurement process for an "Assertive Outreach" contract, focusing on social work services within the industry category. This contract involved employing two outreach workers to support and engage with complex rough sleepers, including staffing for homeless drop-in services and mobile rough-sleeper engagement. The procurement was carried out directly, using a method below threshold without competition.
The services are to be delivered in Taunton, United Kingdom, with the contract running from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The award was made to Arc Inspire, with a total gross contract value of £66,764. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in outreach and social services, like Arc Inspire, are well-positioned to benefit from such contracts due to their flexibility and specialised capabilities.
The notice in full
This contract is to provide x2 Outreach workers to support and engage with complex rough-sleepers. This work includes staffing homeless drop-in services and mobile rough-sleeper engagement.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Arc Inspire
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £55,637
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 077153-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e8f8
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Town
- Taunton
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Electoral ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 4DY · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Arc Inspire
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Assertive Outreach
Who won the Assertive Outreach contract?
Somerset Council awarded the contract to Arc Inspire on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Assertive Outreach contract worth?
The contract value is £55,637. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Assertive Outreach?
Somerset Council, based in Somerset, South West.
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