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Medical Examiner for foster carer, connected person and special guardian applicants

Somerset Council · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 17:06.

Opportunity overview

Due to the short notice of the ICB pulling their current resource to provide the Medical Advisor and the responsibility falling to the LA we have no choice but to urgently increase a pre-existing contract in order to meet demand in a timely manner. Therefore, there will be an Increase in the contract value from £30k to £70k over the next 12 months to account for the increased workload and demand. Effective date of the modification is: 23.04.2026

Awarded to

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Every Medical Ltd T/A Fostering Medicals

Matched by number
Contract value
£70k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Mar 2024
Award ID
037456-2026-DN713708-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 12878612
Location
Telford, UKK23, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services

Lots

  • We originally required approximately 120 examinations/ summaries over the course of a year made up of fostering, kinship and connected persons assessments. This will now be increased due to unforeseen circumstances.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN713708
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85140000
Description
Miscellaneous health services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
We originally required approximately 120 examinations/ summaries over the course of a year made up of fostering, kinship and connected persons assessments. This will now be increased due to unforeseen circumstances.

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Delivery Location

Description
Somerset

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Somerset Council
Id
GB-FTS-139459

Identifier

Legal Name
Somerset Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
County Hall, The Crescent
Locality
Taunton
Region
UKK23
Postal Code
TA14DY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Stephen Barker

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
Every Medical Ltd T/A Fostering Medicals
Id
GB-COH-12878612

Identifier

Legal Name
Every Medical Ltd T/A Fostering Medicals
Id
12878612
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Telford
Region
UKK23
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Public Procurement Review Service
Id
GB-FTS-103

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Address

Street Address
Cabinet Office
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
037456-2026-DN713708-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12878612
Name
Every Medical Ltd T/A Fostering Medicals

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
037456-2026-DN713708-1
Award ID
037456-2026-DN713708-1
Status
active
Date Signed
23 Mar 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85140000
Description
Miscellaneous health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Delivery Location

Description
Somerset

Value

Amount
70,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
360

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
Due to the short notice of the ICB pulling their current resource to provide the Medical Advisor and the responsibility falling to the LA we have no choice but to urgently increase a pre-existing contract in order to meet demand in a timely manner. Therefore, there will be an Increase in the contract value from £30k to £70k over the next 12 months to account for the increased workload and demand. Effective date of the modification is: 23.04.2026
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Due to the short notice of the ICB pulling their current resource to provide the Medical Advisor and the responsibility falling to the LA we have no choice but to urgently increase a pre-existing contract in order to meet demand in a timely manner. There is a significant risk that if we delay foster carers or connected carers that we increase the likelihood of a looked after young person becoming accommodated in an Unregulated arrangement due to a lack of sufficiency. These arrangements have no statutory regulation and are Unlawful.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA14DY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 037456-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·