Awarded contract

Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026

Details

Supplier(s)
NYAS
Value
£177,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Social work services
Published
12 February 2026

Tender description

This contract is for the provision of independent Regulation 44 visits to all council-run children's homes, as required under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service must deliver monthly visits by qualified, impartial individuals who are independent of the homes and the placing authority. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published12 February 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date12 February 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.

Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services.

Over the past 5 years, most of Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.

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