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Published 23 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£140,000≈ £70k / year · £168,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Apr 2028 · up to 2 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Somerset Council seeks a single supplier to deliver Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for Somerset Council and affiliated schools.

CPV: Health services · Office-support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£140,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £140,000 exc. VAT · £168,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There are options to extend the Initial Term by two further periods of twelve months. The decision to exercise the extension options will be at the sole discretion of the Authority, dependent upon, amongst other matters, Supplier performance during the Term of the Contract.
79500000 Office-support services85100000 Health services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT
Last source update
15 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
Authority reference
EPRO1000374
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086020
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesOffice-support services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fd00 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

23 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published307 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT
  2. Latest notice published284 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  3. Submission deadline276 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    15 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
    +7 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationshttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login# All details can be found within the tender documents published on https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login# search using the procurement reference EPRO1000374

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender