local government contracts

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is changing how it contracts for Residential and Nursing Care from 2026/27. Following feedback from providers and other stakeholders, we are developing a new contractual arrangement to replace the current Pre-Placement Contract. The new contract will cover residential care, nursing care, and short-term/respite placements for adults aged 18 and over, including people with needs relating to frailty, dementia, physical disabilities, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, mental health, autism and forensic support. The arrangement has a total maximum value of £816 million.

We wish to appoint a lead architect who will subcontract for a series of other professional services to draught and submit a full planning application for the Wessex House site. Pre-application advice has been sought previously and the pre-application documents and feedback from planning officers will be made available to the successful consultant team. Wessex House was formally the site of buildings connected to the Gloucester Poor Law Union Workhouse. Prior to the construction of the workhouse in the 1830s, the site was open fields, and then garden plots. Additional facilities, namely an Infirmary and Casual wards, were built later. The buildings were requisitioned during the Second World War, but were then demolished between 1949 and 1950. The land was leased to the General Electric Company, who constructed Magnet House, later to become Wessex House on the site. Wessex House was itself demolished between 2018 and 2020. The site extends to 0.60 of an acre and is bounded by Network Rail land forming part of

To appoint a contractor to deliver contaminated land remediation works on the proposed Bristol Regional Cycling Hub site. Bristol City Council recently secured full planning permission to develop the Bristol Regional Cycling Hub (BRCH) within the Merriman's and Henacre Open Space in Lawrence Weston/Shirehampton. The site for the proposed cycling hub is situated on a former historical landfill where uncontrolled waste disposal occurred during the 1950s. Historical maps indicate that clay pit workings were present in the eastern portion of the site between 1953 and 1971, alongside a refuse heap. By 1982, the site was repurposed as allotment gardens. More recently, it has transitioned into an area of heath and rough grassland, intersected by footpaths and a cycleway. A Rhyne runs along the northern site boundary, flowing towards the west/southwest. The site has been subject to multiple ground investigations (2003-2025) to assess contamination and geoenvironmental conditions. The Council wishes to appoint a qualified and competent contractor to undertake land remediation at the proposed site in accordance with the technical scope.

Calne Town Council has taken over ownership of this historic building from Wiltshire Council. The building requires urgent repairs to preserve historic fabric and prevent further deterioration, while consideration is given to its potential future use. Listed building consent has been granted for works to make the building watertight and safe from further dilapidation.

The Provider shall supply suitably qualified and HCPC-registered Educational Psychologists (EPs) to undertake Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) work and produce Psychological Advice on behalf of Somerset Council. The overarching aim of the service is to support the timely completion of statutory EHC needs assessments and contribute to improved outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Provider will be expected to work collaboratively with Somerset Council to reduce delays within the EHC assessment process and support compliance with statutory timescales.

The council is undertaking this pre-market engagement (PME) exercise to develop a clearer understanding of market capability, capacity and associated limitations in supporting excess death management and mass fatality response scenarios

Gloucestershire County Council is looking to procure a single provider contract for the delivery of a healthy relationships/domestic abuse support service for young people in Gloucestershire (delivered as the "STREET" service). We are inviting suppliers to attend a market engagement event, where details of the procurement process, indicative dates and requirement details will be presented. The market engagement will be held via MS Teams on Thursday 17 September 2026 at 10.30-11.30am. If you are interested in attending, please send details of all attendees (email address, organisation, role & full name) to [email protected] and an MS Teams invite will be sent to you. Healthy relationships/domestic abuse support service - maximum value if all extensions exercised: £1,224,000

Yate Town Council would like to invite interested parties to tender for the opportunity to supply and install a Changing Places facility at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex (YOSC) for an anticipated budget of £71,000 excluding VAT, and have prepared the following documents to assist as part of the tender: • Form of Tender, Anti-collusion Certificate and Climate and Planet Declaration. • Due diligence & References Pack • Changing Places Consortium Documents (www.changing-places.org): o CPT - A Practical Guide o CPT - Equipment and Environment Checklist o CPT - Example Room Layout Plan • YOSC Changing Places Facility Location Document • YOSC Site Plan • YOSC Drainage CCTV Inspection Report. Scope of the contract: To supply and install a new Changing Places facility at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, including required groundworks and utility connections. To comply with all aspects of the Changing Places Consortium requirements, as per the provided documents, to ensure the facility can be registered with the Changing Places Consortium upon project completion and guarantees given that this will be achieved. The successful tender will be required to enter a JCT Design and Build form of contract with the client: Yate Town Council. Valuations will be monthly. Retention percentage 5% reducing to 2.5% on practical completion for a 12-month retention period. Site visits: YTC will offer meetings for interested suppliers on site to discuss install and location options.

The six district-level authorities in Gloucestershire are working together to procure a printing contract for all election and electoral registration requirements. The contract will be between the supplier and the six authorities[DR2.1][LG2.2] (Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Stroud District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Gloucester City Council), with Cotswold District Council as the lead authority (“Lead Authority”). The procurement process and subsequent contract will be managed by the Electoral Services Manager of Cotswold District Council. The existing contract for election and registration printing is due to finish in January 2027. The new contract is split into two areas: election printing and electoral registration and will follow legislative requirements for printing. The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years (plus 1, plus 1) from the start of the contract which is expected to be 31 January 2027

Quarrying works in the north of England (Northumberland) comprise extraction and processing of aggregate from 4 (maybe 5) hard rock quarries, including associated drilling and blasting works. Materials are extracted in relatively small quantities and used in various Forestry England civil engineering applications, mostly for the construction and maintenance of forest roads for the purposes of facilitating timber harvesting. Quarrying operations are therefore undertaken in a number of specific locations, in close proximity to the point of use of the extracted materials. Typically, extraction of materials will take place over a period of a few weeks each year, with material then stockpiled within the quarry, or at other designated locations for use as and when needed. This Framework will be divided in to two Lots: 1. Drilling and blasting 2 . Extraction and quarry development and crushing Lot 1 - Drilling and blasting The Supplier carries out all drilling and blasting operations, in accordance with the Quarries Regulations 1999 particularly Part V and the Explosives Regulations 2014 , and the quarry Health and Safety Document. Blasting activities typically take place at 2 to 5 sites per year, with tonnages between 20,000 and 35,000T per blast. The Client (The Operator) will retain 8.1.(c) responsibilities during blasting operations. The supplier’s named individual will be appointed as the 8.1. (d) and the client will also appoint the supplier’s named individual as the Explosives Supervisor under regulation 25 of the Quarries Regulations for the duration of the Work Order. This requires the Supplier to have capability in the following areas: 1. Provide suitably qualified, competent and qualified personnel to undertake the following duties.  Explosives Supervisor  Shotfirer  Driller  Blast Designer  Face profiler  Trainee Shotfirer (if required)  Handing of explosives  Transportation of explosives  Provide all required survey work relating to the blasting operation. Provide all plant and equipment required including fuels, oils, transportation, explosives and accessories. Lot 2 - Extraction and quarry development and crushing The Supplier carries out all extraction and processing, in accordance with the Quarries Regulations 1999, and the quarry Health and Safety Document. The Client (The Operator) will retain 8.1.(c) responsibilities during operations. The supplier’s named individual will be appointed as the 8.1. (d) deputy quarry manager to supervise the works for the duration of the Work Order. The Client requires the Supplier to carry out the following services to facilitate the extraction and processing of aggregates at Forestry England quarries: 1. Removal of material from processed stockpiles and blast piles. 2. Excavation of raw materials 3. Processing of raw materials including crushing and screening. 4. Provision of stemming material and plant for movement and placement 5. Maintenance and reinstatement of quarry floor and safety features 6. Maintenance and reinstatement of egress and quarry roads, during quarrying operations 7. Crushing of as blasted material. 8. Loading of aggregate during quarry operations 9. Haulage of aggregate to forest locations 10. Daily inspections as required by the Quarries Regulations in accordance with the client’s requirements. 11. Soil and overburden excavation, haulage within the quarry and tip creation. 12. Restoration works.

Gloucestershire County Council (the Council) on behalf of the Gloucestershire Strategic Migration Partnership (GSMP) Gloucestershire County Council intends to award a Single-Supplier Contract for the delivery of support services for refugees. The procurement will be conducted through an Open Competitive Selection Process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Light Touch Regime. The contract value is estimated at £1.5 million, with funding expected to reduce over the life of the contract in line with forecast decreases in demand for the service. To ensure the service remains responsive to changing needs, the Contract will include flexibility to increase funding and service capacity should refugee arrivals exceed current forecasts and demand rise above anticipated levels. Initial contract of 3 years, commencing on 1st January 2027 - 31st December 2029, with an option to extend twice by a further one year each time (i.e. 3+1+1 term) How to access and respond to this opportunity To access and respond to this Gloucestershire County Council opportunity, suppliers must use the SAP Business Network. It is free to register and use. Log in or register at: https://service.ariba.com/Authenticator.aw/ad/ssoIDP Once logged in: 1. Select Discovery from the top menu. 2. Select All RFIs. 3. Search for Gloucestershire. 4. Open the relevant opportunity. 5. Select Respond. 6. Review the opportunity documents. 7. Select Intend to Participate if you wish to respond. 8. Upload your completed response documents. 9. Select Submit Entire Response before the closing date and time

Taunton Town Council manages parks, open spaces, recreation grounds and public assets across Taunton. From time to time these sites experience unauthorised encampments and traveller incursions, which may restrict public access, create safety and environmental issues, cause damage to land or infrastructure, and generate operational and reputational impacts. TTC is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced enforcement provider to deliver a responsive, professional and legally compliant traveller incursion management service. The successful contractor will be expected to work closely with TTC officers, Avon and Somerset Police, Somerset Council, legal representatives and other relevant agencies to secure the timely and lawful removal of unauthorised encampments while maintaining appropriate engagement, community relations and staff safety. 2. Scope of Services 2.1 Reactive Response • 24/7 response capability, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. • Attendance at TTC sites following notification of an incursion. • Initial site assessment, including immediate risks, access issues, site vulnerability and operational impact. • Signposting to relevant agencies for Welfare checks. • Gathering evidential information, including photographs, vehicle details and site condition records. • Advice to TTC officers on available enforcement routes and likely timescales. • Provision of eviction and enforcement services when instructed by TTC. 2.2 Enforcement Services • Service of notices and associated documentation. • Use of common law and/or statutory processes, as appropriate and legally advised. • Liaison with legal representatives where court action is required. • Attendance during enforcement activity. • Provision of post-eviction reports, including lessons learned and prevention advice. 2.3 Advisory and Preventative Services • Recommendations on site hardening measures such as barriers, bollards, gates and security enhancements. • Periodic review meetings to consider incident trends, response performance and preventative measures. 2.4 Reporting Requirements • Initial incident update within four hours of attendance. • Eviction outcome report following resolution.

PLEASE NOTE: The tender notice for this service (2025/S 000-043079) was originally published on 25 July 2025 at 11:39am. Due to technical issues a publication of a UK12 procurement termination notice (2026/S 000-070719) was published in error on 27 July 2026 at 11:44am, as a result, this notice has been re-issued. Plymouth City Council wishes to reopen the ITT for the addition of registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode), with facilities that provide accommodation and care for individuals who require support due to age, disability, or health conditions, to join the Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework. The services offered by the Provider will range from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs. Care homes should promote safety, dignity, and quality of life, while ensuring that People who draw on care and support receive tailored support to meet their individual needs. The Authority has split its requirement into lots: Lot One Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services (with a PL postcode) Lot Two Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with innovation (with a PL postcode) A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.

Cornwall Council is recommissioning the Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor (FDASA) Service, with a new contract expected to begin January 2027. The FDASA model provides a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers who are based within Family Help teams to offer short-term, focused support to families where domestic abuse is a primary concern. Their role is to increase safety, improve understanding of risk, and support access to wider domestic abuse services, while working alongside—rather than replacing—Children’s Social Care. The service includes a supervisor/team lead to ensure consistency and coordination.

The purpose of the appointment is to ensure that the centre is operated safely, efficiently, inclusively, and to its maximum potential for the benefit of the Filton community. The Services Specification sets out the minimum required standards and reporting requirements that the appointed Agent shall meet during the contract period for Elm Park Leisure Centre. The specification details the minimum requirements that the Agent shall meet for the provision of the services and operation of the facilities specified within this Schedule throughout the contract period. This specification forms a Schedule of the Agency Agreement and shall be legally binding. Service Requirements The Agent must deliver all service requirements set out in this section, adapted to Elm Park Leisure Centre. This includes but is not limited to: Active Communities: Developing and delivering inclusive programmes for local residents, with emphasis on under-represented and inactive groups. Opening Hours & Accessibility: Maintaining agreed minimum opening hours and ensuring accessibility in line with the Equality Act 2010. Customer Experience: Ensuring a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment supported by modern ICT systems, effective complaints handling, and consistently high customer service. Programming: Delivering a diverse programme of activities tailored to the needs of the Filton community, schools, and clubs. Pricing: Implementing a transparent, equitable pricing policy as determined by the Town Council that balances affordability with financial sustainability. Staffing & Skills Development: Ensuring appropriately trained and qualified staff are employed and retained, with a focus on safeguarding and inclusivity. Safeguarding & Equalities: Meeting all statutory duties and promoting equality of access to all residents. Cleaning, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage: Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and healthy, affordable catering. Marketing & Communication: Promoting leisure effectively across digital and community channels, ensuring accessibility of information. ICT & Data Management: Maintaining systems capable of capturing data, supporting OpenActive standards, and providing transparent reporting. Health & Safety: Full compliance with all legislative requirements, supported by robust risk management systems.

Tavistock Town Council as Client and Accountable Body invites tenders from consultants with the relevant skills and capability to carry out an archaeological geophysical survey (CIfA standards) of the area shown on drawing J26.014. The method suggested and to be priced for, due to the site conditions and project aims, is Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). Alternative methods, with associated rationale as an addition to the price schedule will be accepted as part of the tender submission. Due to the time sensitivities relating to the overall wider project deliverables, on appointment, contractors are required to apply for the necessary consents to enable the survey work to take place, which includes the Section 42 licence and production of the accompanying method statement. When considering pricing the works and the drafting of the method statement, the locations and associated activities need to be considered. e.g. The site plan include a churchyard which has funerals and ceremonies, a highway/public footpaths and a busy public realm (Bedford Square which has regular markets). Allowance should be made when surveying the highway for unsociable hrs/traffic management arrangements. As part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund grant conditions, the project has complimentary initiatives relating to community engagement. The appointed consultant should allow when surveying the churchyard/or Bedford Square for two half days working with community groups. (Note: this will include small groups, no more than 5 in No., either from the Youth Café or Heritage community partners). The contractor should allow for contacting sector specialists and statutory bodies as part of a desk top exercise to ascertain what previous equivalent survey work exists which will inform the works programme. On completion of the survey work, the contractor will produce a written report which is suitable to inform next steps with work commissioned to an appointed archaeologist, regarding possible excavation works as well and being in a appropriate format for public perusal as the results will feed into a wider interpretation programme, both digital and physical. As a minimum the report should include: tile page, summary of results, introduction, methods (techniques and methodologies), results, conclusions, acknowledgements, statement of indemnity, references, appendices and associated plots and plans, including interpretative plans/diagrams. These plans should be cross referenced to Blaylock's plan of the Abbey. The contractor must allow for the costs of data archiving, within 6 months of completion of the report, including completing the online OASIS entry and depositing the digital archive with the Archaeological Data Service. The estimated budget allowance for this project for the Geophysical Surveyor's fees is between £13,000 to £20,000 plus VAT. The start date for contract and applying for consents is early October 2026 with survey work and completion of the report targeted for the end of December 2026.

Generator for Plus One Civic Campus Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a Generator for the Plus One building at Civic Campus. The works will consist a critical power system being installed to protect the control room and main computer room. The initial contract term will be for 2 months as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is £130,000.00 across the initial 2-month contract term. Full details relating to the Works are provided in the RFQ documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected] RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 22nd September 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 29th September 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN824368. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

DN828685 Children Affected by Parental Offending https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e07697b6-2aac-f111-813c-005056b64545 Bristol City Council wishes to test the level of market interest in this contract. The contract would be for a single supplier to deliver three services; 1. Training for professionals to raise awareness Increase awareness amongst professionals working with children (e.g. schools, family help, family hubs and social care) about CAPO through training and networking events and serving as a point of contact for professionals seeking support or resources for families they are supporting. 2. Direct support to children and families Direct support for children and young people affected by parental offending which takes a whole family approach, supporting the wider family and remaining parent, as required. This will be tailored one-to-one support for children and peer support groups and activities for children, as well as for the non-offending parent. 3. Parenting courses for parents in prison Provide parents with the necessary skills to maintain strong relationships with their children despite being separated. These courses aim to improve family dynamics and reduce reoffending rates. Further information, as well as the Expression of Interest form which needs to be completed can be found once you have registered your interest on the advert. This is purely to test the level of market interest.

Consumer Electrical Isolation Switches The council wishes to appoint a provider for the supply and install electrical isolation switches to enable the safe isolation of electrical supplies serving domestic dwellings and communal areas without the need to remove service fuses. s part of the works, the contractor shall provide a property pack for each installation. The property pack shall include, as a minimum: • Photographic evidence of the installation, including: • Condition prior to works • Installed isolation switch in situ • Labelling and accessibility • Electrical test results confirming correct installation, including completion of a polarity test • Confirmation that the isolation device has been installed in accordance with this specification and applicable regulations This specification applies to: • Domestic properties (individual dwellings, flats, maisonettes) • Communal properties and supplies, including but not limited to: • Landlord supplies • Communal lighting and power circuits • Plant rooms, risers, corridors, and stairwells • Meter cupboards and intake rooms The works are limited to: • Installation of electrical isolation devices only The works do not include: • Consumer unit or distribution board replacement • Alterations to service heads or other DNO-owned equipment • Reconfiguration of existing circuits beyond what is necessary to install the isolator safely

Banwell Parish Council is inviting quotations for the resurfacing of the Multi-Use Games Area at Banwell Recreation Ground, approximately 316m². The works include removal and safe storage of the existing fence panels, planing off approximately 30mm of the existing asphalt surface, removal and disposal of arisings, preparation of the surface, application of a suitable tack coat, laying and compacting a new AC6 open-graded porous asphalt sports surface to approximately 30mm depth, and reinstatement of the fence panels. Sports line marking and coloured coatings are excluded from this contract. Contractors are required to inspect the site before submitting a quotation. Full details are contained within the tender specification