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HIV Community Services

Somerset Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 12:11.

Opportunity overview

This request for expressions of interest is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by the Authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. This exercise includes no element of supplier evaluation. No parties will be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this by the deadline, there is no commitment of any kind involved on either side. This request does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services and the Authority is not bound by any proposal offered. If you are interested in this potential opportunity, then please express an interest by 18.09.2026 at 12:00pm by emailing stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk NB - ensure you provide examples of contracts which demonstrate you have successfully delivered these services on a similar scale and in a similar environment (see below). Somerset Council is looking to assess market interest in the provision of HIV community services providing targeted HIV prevention and outreach interventions for people most at risk and underserved populations. The service will include some limited provision of support to people newly diagnosed with HIV. The service will provide training aimed at those working with adults to raise awareness of HIV, reduce stigma and decrease barriers to service access. The potential value of the service is a maximum of £70,000 per year.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06f19a
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
23 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The service will need to: • Provide community outreach and digital interventions to raise awareness of HIV and encourage uptake of HIV testing and access to PrEP for those with the highest risk of HIV and underserved populations. This will be informed by the Somerset HIV Needs Assessment and align with the 5 population groups identified in the national 'HIV Action Plan for England, 2025-2030'. • Provide condoms and point of care HIV testing in specific circumstances to people most at risk of HIV, and who are less likely to access mainstream sexual health services. • Provide time limited support to people newly diagnosed with HIV and those living with HIV with an identified need. This should be in conjunction with the HIV treatment service with the primary purpose of secondary prevention. • Working with commissioners and the Somerset Sexual and Reproductive Health Network, to lead on the provision of training and learning opportunities, for those working with adults, to increase HIV awareness and to reduce stigma and barriers to accessing health and social care services. • Work in partnership with the specialist integrated sexual health service and HIV treatment service to promote self-care, access to condoms, testing for HIV other sexually transmitted infections, access to PrEP and other sexual health provision available for those with a high risk of HIV and underserved populations. With reference to the requirements stated in this request for expressions of interest, please outline details below, of contracts which demonstrate you have successfully delivered these services on a similar scale and in a similar environment: Name of your organisation: Customer Brief description of contract delivered Contract Value (£) Contract Start Date Contract End Date
Due
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083601-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Sept 2026, 16:06
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 083601-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·