Awarded contract

Youth Services

Details

Buyer: Taunton Town Council
Supplier(s): THE PONT COLLECTIVE LIMITED
Value: £37,500
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Youth education services
Published: 10 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Taunton Town Council is committed to ensuring that all young people in the town have access to high-quality, inclusive, and responsive youth services. This specification outlines the commissioning of an independent review to assess the current landscape of youth provision in Taunton. The review will inform strategic planning, funding decisions, and service development to ensure young people are supported, engaged, and empowered. This review seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of youth services in Taunton. It will identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement, with a focus on inclusivity, sustainability, and impact. The work undertaken should look to understand the existing barriers to participation for young people and providers. The findings will guide future investment and policy decisions, ensuring services are responsive to the needs of all young people, particularly those who are vulnerable or marginalised. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 February 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Taunton Town Council is the town council for Taunton in Somerset, buying through its own administration. Bidders must hold a PPON, the 12-character identifier for public sector procurement. The council spends over half its annual budget on external goods, services and works. More than 400 suppliers work with the council, and over half are based locally in Somerset. A contracts database lists current agreements.

Over the past 5 years, most of Taunton Town Council's contract awards have been in agricultural and forestry products, construction and mining machinery and construction materials.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@taunton-town-council.gov