Scope
Description
Lot 1 Residential Care Specification
Lot 2 Dementia Residential Care Specification
Lot 3 General Nursing Care Specification
Lot 4 OPMH Specification (Older Persons Mental Health)
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £800,000,000 excluding VAT
- £960,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2034
- 8 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKK23 - Somerset
Engagement
Engagement deadline
30 September 2025
Engagement process description
Engagement on the draft specifications for each Lot
Engagement events in relation to the procurement process
Dates and locations of events to be confirmed
Contact: stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk
Further to the above - dates for the engagement sessions have now been confirmed and are as follows:
Session 1: 23.09.2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Session 2: 25.09.2025, 10:30 - 11:30
Content for both sessions will be the same so you only need to attend one of them. If you would like to attend, please email stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk with the names and email addresses of those attending (max. 2 per organisation) and a Teams invitation will then be forwarded to you.
Please ensure that those attending from your organisation are the most appropriate to feed into the discussions. If you are unable to attend the event, the presentation, notes and associated documentation will be available through the e-tender system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Please respond by the deadline of 12:00pm on 22.09.2025 if you wish to attend. Thank you.
Somerset Council reserves the right to cancel or re-arrange these events at its own discretion.
Organisations that take part will not be advantaged or disadvantaged in any way in any potential future formal procurement. Commercial confidentiality will be respected. This notice does not represent a formal commitment by Somerset Council to undertake a procurement procedure.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
20 October 2025
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Somerset Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGC-1434-MQPJ
County Hall, The Crescent
Taunton
TA1 4DY
United Kingdom
Contact name: Steve Barker
Email: commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk
Website: http://www.somerset.gov.uk
Region: UKK23 - Somerset
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government