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Care Home Provision in Somerset

Somerset Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:46.

Opportunity overview

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)

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0551c5
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
047856-2025
Description
Please note that the wording below has been added to the Engagement section of this notice: 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.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 Oct 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034400-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 13:37
Entry 2
Id
047856-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
12 Aug 2025, 09:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ
Name
Somerset Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Locality
Taunton
Postal Code
TA1 4DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, The Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPGC-1434-MQPJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Steve Barker

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA1 4DY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0551c5-2025-08-12T09:41:24+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·