Official UK procurement notice
Intermediate Care - Complex Older People's Mental Health known as OPMH+
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
OPMH+ in Somerset is the Discharge service to support recovery, reablement and assessment and is the route for supported discharges where a person is unable to return to their usual place of residence at the point of discharge from acute hospital.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOPMH+ in Somerset is the Discharge service to support recovery, reablement and assessment and is the route for supported discharges where a person is unable to
return to their usual place of residence at the point of discharge from acute hospital.
The Bedded pathway model ensures no assessment for ongoing care happens in an acute hospital setting but happens in an appropriate pathway bed. This enables speedy discharge and prevents the overprovision of long-term care. This service is
provided by a combination of commissioned providers and NHS therapist staff and is jointly funded through the Intermediate Care budget.
CPV: Residential health facilities services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1- description of the services to be provided:Awarded
- description of the services to be provided:
OPMH+ in Somerset is the Discharge service to support recovery, reablement and assessment and is the route for supported discharges where a person is unable to
return to their usual place of residence at the point of discharge from acute hospital.
The Bedded pathway model ensures no assessment for ongoing care happens in an acute hospital setting but happens in an appropriate pathway bed. This enables speedy discharge and prevents the overprovision of long-term care. This service is
provided by a combination of commissioned providers and NHS therapist staff and is jointly funded through the Intermediate Care budget.
- this notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process:
- the approximate lifetime value of the contract: £3,328,000
You should also specify:
- this is an existing service;
- this is an existing provider;
- the dates between which the services are intended to be provided, if known - 11.11.2026 - 10.11.2030
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Oct 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 13:06 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102608- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07937dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 10.11.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10.11.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be sent to: [email protected] Award decision-makers: Iona Brimson - Head of Service Older People and Intermediate Care - Commissioning Adult Social Care Tiffany Cantrell-Warren - Service Manager Intermediate Care No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision were identified. Relative importance of Key Criteria: Social Value 10% - Somerset Council's standard is to allocate 10% to Social Value. Value Pass/ Fail - this was a pass/fail as Applicants were required to accept the proposed hourly rate. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 30% - this was seen as an important Key Criteria for the service in question Quality and innovation 30% - having a good quality service with the ability to develop/ innovate was also seen as very important Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 30% - also a key area and therefore given a comparable weighting
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Concern Group | £3,328,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 102608-2026-1 · Care Concern Group
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2026
- Value
- £3,328,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement ReviewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Care Concern GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.