Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf0-5ac9-700e-a17b-ebbc06cbe96c/provision-of-spin-out-expertise-for-learning-disability-provider-service closed GB open procedure # Provision of Spin-Out Expertise for Learning Disability Provider Service [Spend Network](https://tendernation.io/buyers/spend-network) Estimated value £170,250 to £1,092,427 Published 17 Dec 2014 Deadline Closed 22 Dec 2014 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Somerset County Council is in a system of change for their Learning Disability Provider Service (LDPS) with the intention of delivering the service through a Social Enterprise partnership which is expected to be completed by 31/03/2016 at the latest. This will include activities such as engaging with customers with learning disabilities in developing outcomes based service specifications and in developing the design and governance of the organisation that is created. Somerset County Council is setting up a temporary structure (project) to support the LDPS in delivering the organisational transition leading up to the selection of a partner to co-deliver the social enterprise partnership. This work will complete around September 2015. The project is driven by the Learning Disabilities Programme Board in response to an external viability assessment. Spin-Out Expertise for the Learning Disability Provider Service (LDPS) to prepare the organisation for operating in a commercial way and to support the LDPS in delivering the organisational transition. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2dad2863-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Spend Network: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/spend-network) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)