Quick answer — Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation TrustLast refreshed 26 Mar 2020

At a glance

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded £13.7m across 57 suppliers, with 9 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 21% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 27% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration21%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share27%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 92 published notices and 92 awards on PublicSupply.

92
Notices published
92
Awards
57
Suppliers engaged
2016
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
£82k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust — 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

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

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

Unspecified92 · £13.7m

Instrument type

contract85 · £13.1m
call off7 · £679k
Source:Contracts Finder: 92

Awarded contracts · 9 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
UpToDate Point of Care ToolUpToDate48160000£44k30 Mar 2017active
Provision of Job Allocation Software for the Trusts Multi-Function Team (MFT)Not Awarded48330000£126 Mar 2020active
Provision of a Risk Management SystemSmartgate Solutions48000000£87k10 Mar 2020active
Retail Catering ServicesWarrens Bakery Ltd55523000£016 Mar 2020active
Contract for the Supply and Fitting of Wigs ServiceHairflair Designs Limited33711630£100k04 Mar 2020active
Provision of Medical Appraisal, Revalidation and Multisource Feedback (MSF) ToolSard JV48000000£42k15 Jan 2020active
Provision of Medical Appraisal, Revalidation and Multisource Feedback (MSF) ToolPremier IT48000000£42k15 Jan 2020active
Provision of Community Based Support for Mental Health ServicesRethink Mental Illness Ltd85323000£2.9m17 Jan 2020active
Retail Catering Services55523000£0active
Provision of VAT Advisory ServicesErnst and Young LLP79221000£175k10 Dec 2019active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
RM
1 contract · 17 Jan
£2.9m
21% of total
2
CI
1 contract · 28 Jun
£1.5m
11% of total
3
TC
1 contract · 21 Jul
£978k
7% of total
4
OH
1 contract · 17 Nov
£928k
7% of total
5
YD
£900k
7% of total
6
UH
£536k
4% of total
7
CP
2 contracts · SME · 01 Aug29 Nov
£476k
3% of total
8
CF
£331k
2% of total
957
···
49 other suppliers
long tail · 16 SMEs
£5.2m
38% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Health & social work
27 contracts
£8.8m
65%
Software packages, IT
19 contracts
£2.2m
16%
Business, legal, advisory
11 contracts
£809k
6%
Medical, pharmaceutical
11 contracts
£700k
5%
Construction works
3 contracts
£487k
4%
Radio, TV, communications
2 contracts
£282k
2%
Transport equipment, vehicles
6 contracts
£247k
2%
Financial, insurance
2 contracts
£44k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

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Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
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Health & social work
Software packages, IT
Business, legal, advisory
Medical, pharmaceutical
Construction works
Radio, TV, communications
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.

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust 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.

27%
SME supplier share
target 33%
17
SME award rows
1
VCSE award rows
57
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 27% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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