# Contract for the delivery of the Pause Programme in Somerset

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Somerset County Council](/buyers/somerset-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £400,000
- Published: 7 October 2019
- Planned start: 1 July 2020
- Planned end: 28 February 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 479de4ae-c3f8-43de-86d5-8876606fe33e-318114
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8984babe-f53e-4a13-a0c8-6a104f85706b

## Description

Somerset County Council \(SCC\) is seeking to reduce the number of children brought into care in Somerset by commissioning a provider to deliver the licenced Pause Programme model \(which will be called 'Pause Somerset'\), so that women experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, recurrent care proceedings, will receive an offer of long-term intensive support which has not previously been available to them through existing universal, early help or specialist services\. Further information and all documentation can be found here: https://procontract\.due-north\.com/Advert?advertId=a999aa15-f2e8-e911-80fa-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/479de4ae-c3f8-43de-86d5-8876606fe33e-318114)