AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath & North East Somerset Council has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for training for independent living for adults with a learning disability and their families at Hawthorns/Redfield Road.
Published outcomeThe active award and contract are to SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED. The signed contract value is £155,839.47 gross.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, light-touch social-care-related services contract awarded without competition, running from 1 October 2026 to 1 June 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 155839.47 GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 03034328. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value is contract-level and there is one named supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-06-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value
99% confidence£155,839.47 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross and amount as 155839.47 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Contract commenced
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T14:45:35+01:00.
Scheduled contract end
99% confidence1 June 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-06-01.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTraining for independent living for adults with a learning disability and their families, at Hawthorns/Redfield Road
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The tender title and description state this scope.
Service category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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The award item carries CPV 85000000, described as health and social work services.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKK12
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The award item lists delivery in region UKK12.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender records procurementMethod as "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - without competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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The tender lists specialRegime as "lightTouch".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2028-06-01.
Contract value
99% confidence£155,839.47 gross
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Contract 1 value is 155839.47 GBP, with amountGross also 155839.47.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed directly without competition under a below-threshold, light-touch route.
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The tender records a direct method and "Below threshold - without competition"; specialRegime is lightTouch.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£155,839.47 gross over the published contract period
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Contract 1 provides the gross value and period.
Award structure
99% confidenceOne supplier is named for the sole published lot.
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Only lot 1 is published, and award 1 names one supplier and relates to that lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied data.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published separately
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Lot 1 has no value; the published value is recorded at contract level.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Renewal and extension detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are recorded.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no separate title, description or value; the published value is at contract level.
- The notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, tender prices or a pricing breakdown.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The renewal timing is only an estimate based on the explicit contract end date and is not a forecast of future procurement activity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bath & North East Somerset CouncilSOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITEDindependent living traininglearning disability serviceshealth and social work servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03034328.
What is the contract value?
The signed gross contract value is £155,839.47.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 1 June 2028.
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