Coming up· published 1 May 2025
Creative solutions for complex adults
Somerset Council · Somerset, South West
Somerset Council is planning Creative solutions for complex adults. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 09:16
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2034
Contract ends
8 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Somerset Council is planning Creative solutions for complex adults. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £4,450,000. The contract runs from 30 March 2026 to 30 March 2034. It lasts 8 years.
It is run as an open procedure. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 1 May 2025. The notice number is 018283-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050b06.
Summary of the contracting process
Somerset Council, a public authority operating within the sub-central government sector, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a service contract titled "Creative solutions for complex adults." Targeting the health and social work services industry, this procurement aims to deliver mental health support for adults with complex needs in the region of UKK2, United Kingdom.
The procurement is conducted through an open procedure, classified under the 'light touch' regime, with a gross value of £5,340,000. A future notice is anticipated by the 1st of October, 2025, and the contract is planned to commence on the 31st of March, 2026, running until the 30th of March, 2034.
This tender creates significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), which are deemed suitable to participate.
The notice in full
Mental heath support for adults with complex needs
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2034 (8 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £4,450,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 018283-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050b06
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and 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
- Delivery area
- Dorset and Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 4DY · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Creative solutions for complex adults
When will the Creative solutions for complex adults tender open?
Somerset Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Creative solutions for complex adults contract worth?
The estimated value is £4,450,000. The contract runs from 30 March 2026 to 30 March 2034 (8 years).
Who is the buyer for Creative solutions for complex adults?
Somerset Council, based in Somerset, South West.
How do I bid for Creative solutions for complex adults?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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