Awarded· 30 Mar 2025
Learning Disability - Accommodation - Based Services and Training for Independent Living - Adults with a learning disability and their Families
Bath & North East Somerset Council · Bath and North East Somerset, South West
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Bath and North East Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Swallow Trust
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:03
View notice2026
Contract ends
1½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Bath and North East Somerset. The contract went to The Swallow Trust. It was awarded on 30 March 2025. The contract value is £112,207. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 30 September 2026. It lasts 1½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 May 2025. The notice number is 019875-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050f3a.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process, managed by Bath & North East Somerset Council, focused on the provision of "Learning Disability - Accommodation-Based Services and Training for Independent Living" for adults with learning disabilities and their families. This falls under the industry category of social work services, and the procurement was conducted in the location of Bath, UKK12 region, United Kingdom.
This particular contract was part of a light-touch regime and was awarded directly without competition, classifying it as a below-threshold procurement. The contract, valued at £112,207, commenced on 1st April 2025 and is set to conclude on 30th September 2026. The procurement stage is now complete, with the contract having been signed on 31st March 2025.
As the contract has been awarded to THE SWALLOW TRUST, who are designated as an SME and VCSE, it highlights opportunities for small-scale, and value-based organisations to partake in similar procurements.
The notice in full
The Learning Disability - Accommodation-Based Services & Training for Independent Living service provides a structured support system, including supported accommodation, warden-assisted housing, and an accredited independent living training program. These interventions play a crucial role in equipping individuals with the skills and confidence required to live independently, integrate into the community, and reduce reliance on statutory care.
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 28.04.2025
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 (1½ years)
- Awarded to
- The Swallow Trust
- 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
- £112,207
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
- 019875-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050f3a
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 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
- The Swallow Trust
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019875-2025
- Register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukregister-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-sea…
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-050f3a (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
Who won the Learning Disability - Accommodation - Based Services and Training for… contract?
Bath & North East Somerset Council awarded the contract to The Swallow Trust on 30 March 2025. It is due to end on 30 September 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Learning Disability - Accommodation - Based Services and Training for… contract worth?
The contract value is £112,207. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 30 September 2026 (1½ years).
Who is the buyer for Learning Disability - Accommodation - Based Services and Training for…?
Bath & North East Somerset Council, based in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.
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