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Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026

Somerset Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:27.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the provision of independent Regulation 44 visits to all council-run children's homes, as required under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service must deliver monthly visits by qualified, impartial individuals who are independent of the homes and the placing authority.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£177k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£212.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02722134
Location
Birkenhead, UKD74, CH41 5AZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ERFX1002644
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Somerset Council
Id
GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGC-1434-MQPJ

Address

Street Address
County Hall, The Crescent
Locality
Taunton
Postal Code
TA1 4DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE
Id
GB-COH-02722134

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02722134

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYDW-5632-RRWZ

Address

Street Address
Units 1 - 4 Priory Mews
Locality
Birkenhead
Postal Code
CH41 5AZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD74

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85310000
Description
Social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02722134
Name
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
4 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Under threshold for setting KPI's.

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
212,400
Amount
177,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020053-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Mar 2026, 15:51
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA1 4DY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 013100-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 020053-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·