Planning

Invitation to Participate in Market Engagement: Bathing Adaptations Framework 2025

  • North Somerset Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-047776

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054310 (view related notices)

Published 11 August 2025, 5:01pm



Scope

Reference

NSC-0462-25

Description

North Somerset Council invites suppliers to express their interest in participating in a market engagement exercise regarding the provision of a Bathing Adaptations Framework.

North Somerset Council supports elderly and disabled individuals to live safely and independently in their own homes through the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs). We currently operate a fixed-price, multi-supplier framework for bathing adaptations, with work allocated on a rotational basis.

We are seeking to engage with the market to assess the level of supplier interest and to gather insights that may inform the upcoming tender process. Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise should select "Express an Interest" button on Supplying the South West portal and complete the attached Market Engagement Questionnaire, and return it via the messaging section of this portal by Monday, 1st September 2025, no later than 17:00hrs.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £5,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £6,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45000000 - Construction work

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 September 2025

Engagement process description

Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise should select "Express an Interest" button on DN786439 Invitation to Participate in Market Engagement: Bathing Adaptations Framework 2025 on Supplying the South West portal and complete the attached Market Engagement Questionnaire, and return it via the messaging section of this portal by Monday, 1st September 2025, no later than 17:00hrs.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Contracting authority

North Somerset Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVX-9588-WCMV

Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road

Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset

BS23 1UJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government