Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield House Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council · Bath and North East Somerset, South West
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield House Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Bath and North East Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Brighter Places
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:26
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield House Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Bath and North East Somerset. The contract went to Brighter Places. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £82,009. 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 10 September 2025. The notice number is 055538-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0597eb.
Summary of the contracting process
Bath & North East Somerset Council has completed the procurement process for the "Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield House Services." This contract, categorised under community action, particularly focuses on providing supported housing services for homelessness prevention. Located in Bath, UKK12 region, the direct procurement process under a "lightTouch" regime was completed below the threshold without competition.
The contract was signed on 6th June 2025, with services starting on 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026. The award for this contract was made to Brighter Places, a supplier based in Bristol. The total contract value is £82,009.
This procurement presents significant opportunities for SMEs in the service sector, particularly those specialising in housing support and community services. Moreover, organisations with expertise in integrating social care initiatives with health and mental health services can benefit from collaborations with local authorities like Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The notice in full
The Rackfield House service provides supported housing (shared or self-contained) for up to 20 single homeless individuals with low to medium support needs. The service focuses on developing life skills, social connections, and personal stability to enable independent living. The Rackfield House Service delivers tailored support to prevent homelessness, reduce reliance on emergency housing, and promote access to health, mental health, and community services.
With homelessness affecting over 300,000 people in the UK and single individuals facing heightened risks due to limited support networks, this service is vital for fostering independence and alleviating pressure on B&NES housing, NHS, and social care systems.
Please note that due to system limitations in the Find a Tender Service (FTS), the contract signature date shown in this notice does not reflect the actual contract signature date - the contract was signed on 06.06.2025
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Brighter Places
- 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
- £82,009
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
- 055538-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0597eb
- CPV code
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Town
- Bath
- Postcode
- BA1 5AW
- Electoral ward
- Kingsmead
- Constituency
- Bath
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bath, BA1 5AW · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Brighter Places
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield… contract?
Bath & North East Somerset Council awarded the contract to Brighter Places 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 Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield… contract worth?
The contract value is £82,009. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Bath and North East Somerset ASC Homelessness Prevention Pathway Rackfield…?
Bath & North East Somerset Council, based in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.
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