Housing Related Support and Accommodation for 16-25 year olds
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
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Somerset Council wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to conduct all procurement activity for the provision of Supported accommodation for 16-25 year olds.
This is an essential service that Somerset Council offers to prevent youth homelessness across Somerset by delivering housing related support and accommodation for 16-25 year olds and is aimed at young people aged 16 and above, with housing related support needs.
They may be homeless or threatened with homelessness and have a wide range of support needs.
What the notice asks for
This is an essential service that Somerset
This is an essential service that Somerset Council offers to prevent youth homelessness across Somerset by delivering housing related support and accommodation for 16-25 year olds and is aimed at young people aged 16 and above, with housing related support needs.
They may be homeless or threatened
They may be homeless or threatened with homelessness and have a wide range of support needs.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What this notice demands of you
1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
Somerset Council wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to conduct all procurement activity for the provision of Supported accommodation for 16-25 year olds.
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What it takes to bid this
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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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