Quick answer — Somerset West and Taunton CouncilLast refreshed 10 Feb 2022

At a glance

Somerset West and Taunton Council has awarded £91.2m across 8 suppliers, with 20 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 49% · 8 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 20% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration49%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share20%
Pipeline · open now8
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Somerset West and Taunton Council is a contracting authority, based in UKK23. Tracks 35 published notices and 36 awards on PublicSupply.

35
Notices published
36
Awards
8
Suppliers engaged
2022
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£7.5m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Somerset West and Taunton Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

8

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services5 · £41.5m
works5 · £12.5m
Unspecified23 · £1.2m
goods2 · £0

Instrument type

contract33 · £55.2m
call off2 · £0
Source:Contracts Finder: 23Find a Tender: 12

Awarded contracts · 20 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Somerset West and Taunton Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Protector Insurance66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Zurich Municipal66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Zurich Municipal66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd66510000£7.5mest.active
Provision of Insurance Coverage (Excluding Broking Services)Maven Public Sector66510000£7.5mest.active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
MP
£45.0mest.
49% of total
2
ZM
3 contracts
£22.5mest.
25% of total
3
PI
£7.5mest.
8% of total
4
AE
£7.5mest.
8% of total
5
AR
£7.5mest.
8% of total
6
BD
1 contract · SME · 10 Feb
£879k
1% of total
7
SU
1 contract · 31 Jan
£300k
0% of total
8
TT
£0
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Financial, insurance
14 contracts
£90.3m
66%
Other
4 contracts
£37.5m
27%
Transport equipment, vehicles
1 contract
£5.0m
4%
Education, training
1 contract
£4.0m
3%
Construction works
13 contracts
£879k
1%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Financial, insurance
Other
Transport equipment, vehicles
Education, training
Construction works
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Somerset West and Taunton Council has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

20%
SME supplier share
target 33%
3
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
8
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 20% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKK23
Contact
Mr Michael O'Halloran
Email
iain.copeland@somerset.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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