Bath and North East Somerset ASC Step Up and Step Down Services

Bath and North East Somerset CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-055644Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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1

1 SME

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Published

09 Dec 2025

Description

Bath & North East Somerset has awarded the Contract for the provision of Adult Social Care Step Up and Step Down Services. The procurement is run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Light Touch Regime (LTR) above-threshold, one stage tender. The Step-up and Step-Down (SUSD) Accommodation Service will provide accessible short-term accommodation (6 units in total) and the associated wellbeing, financial and housing related support, working alongside the Local Authority as care provider, to enable enhanced care and support to individuals before returning home from hospital, and crisis response to enable admission avoidance.

Scope

Reference
DN780122
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2030
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2032

An additional, optional 2-year extension is available beyond the initial term. If the optional extension is taken the contract will expire on 31st December 2032. Any extension is at the Council's discretion and cannot be guaranteed. The Contract Terms include a discretional uplift. The values at V.3 and V.20.3 have been uplifted to allow some headroom for any potential uplifts, which are not guaranteed.

CPV classifications
85311000
Contract locations
Bath / North East Somerset, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Contract PriceEconomic See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentationprice30.00%
QualityTechnical See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentationquality60.00%
Social ValueTechnical See published Invitation to Tender and supporting documentationquality10.00%

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Open procedure

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Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Awarded to
CC
CH IP24208R
SME