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
- Homes 2 Inspire Ltd
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 030727-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Dec 2021
- Published2 Apr 2026Published 1561 days after the contract date
Description
Competitive dialogue under PCR 2015 to select a Strategic Partner to innovate with the Council to deliver homes for complex children and young people including homes for children, high needs fostering and therapeutic education.
About the supplier
Homes 2 Inspire Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10592680).