How to win: Community HIV Service in Somerset

About this contract

This procurement is for a specialist service providing community based targeted interventions with the primary aim to reduce HIV transmission in Somerset. The service provides an essential HIV prevention service as part of prescribed Public Health sexual health services for the population of Somerset. Typically community HIV services are provided by third sector specialist services who are able to reach target populations, particularly those who face specific barriers to accessing mainstream sexual health services, and other health and social care services.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Somerset Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £140,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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