Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Somerset Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Turning Point (Services) Ltd
- Value
- £32,159,276
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 003553-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jan 2026
- Published15 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
Somerset Council is intending to award a contract for the provision of the Somerset Specialist All Age Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of the contract is: £32,159,276 The contract duration is: 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029 (with the option to extend for up to a further 3 year period (1 + 1 + 1))
About the supplier
Turning Point (Services) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02166697).