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Awarded· 26 Feb 2025

Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service

Somerset Council · Somerset, South West

Somerset Council has awarded Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.

Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Turning Point (services

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:21

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 14:19

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About this tender

In brief

Somerset Council has awarded Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Turning Point (services. It was awarded on 26 February 2025. The contract value is £7,629,732.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 March 2025. The notice number is 010416-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e871.

Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service, classified under the health and social work services industry category. This award follows the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation, with the contract awarded directly without a prior call for competition under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023.

The service is intended to operate from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for one year, and has a total lifetime value of £11,444,598. The contract was awarded on 12th March 2025, and will be delivered in the Somerset region, specifically in the locality of Taunton (region UKK23). The contract requirements emphasize improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating service sustainability, and fostering innovation.

Existing providers with a track record of quality service delivery, particularly those who can meet the set budgetary constraints, stand a good chance of being awarded such contracts in the future.

The notice in full

The Service will work proactively and reactively with other professionals, communities, potential and actual Service Users and families/affected. To educate and advise, reduce stigma, support, prevent problematic use, reduce harm and promote recovery

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Somerset Council is intending to award a contract for the provision of the Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of the contract is: PS7,629,732 The contract duration is: 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2028

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Turning Point (services
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£7,629,732

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
010416-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e871
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Somerset Council is based in Somerset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Somerset
Town
Taunton
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Electoral ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Delivery area
Somerset CC
Region
South West
Sub-region
Somerset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Somerset Council
Category
Services
Contact
Stephen Barker
Phone
+44 7766526294
Address
Taunton, TA1 4DY · South West · England
Call +44 7766526294

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Turning Point (services
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service

Who won the Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service contract?

Somerset Council awarded the contract to Turning Point (services on 26 February 2025.

How much is the Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service contract worth?

The contract value is £7,629,732.

Who is the buyer for Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service?

Somerset Council, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Stephen Barker, on +44 7766526294.

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