Official UK procurement notice
Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) in Somerset - Discharge to Admission (D2A)
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPathway 1 in Somerset is the Discharge to Assess (D2A) service and is the route for all supported discharges back to usual place of residence, excluding fast tracked End of Life.
The Discharge to Assess model ensures no assessment for ongoing care happens in an acute hospital setting but happens in a person's usual place of residence instead. This enables speedy discharge and prevents the overprovision of long-term care.
The ethos of the service is to provide high quality personalised reablement, to be outcome focused, and to enhance what the Individual can do themselves or with help from their
support network.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1MendipAwardedRenewal
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Admission (D2A), in the Mendip area of Somerset.
This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Approx. lifetime value: £15,540,000
This is a recommissioning of an existing Contract with a new provider taking on the service.
Lot #2South SomersetAwardedRenewal
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Admission (D2A), in the South Somerset area of Somerset.
This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Approx. lifetime value: £15,540,000
This is a recommissioning of an existing Contract with a new provider taking on the service.
Lot #3SedgemoorAwardedRenewal
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Admission (D2A), in the Sedgemoor area of Somerset.
This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Approx. lifetime value: £15,540,000
This is a recommissioning of an existing Contract with a new provider taking on the service.
Lot #4West SomersetAwardedRenewal
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Admission (D2A), in the West Somerset area of Somerset.
This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Approx. lifetime value: £15,540,000
This is a recommissioning of an existing Contract with a new provider taking on the service.
Lot #5TauntonAwardedRenewal
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Admission (D2A), in the Taunton area of Somerset.
This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Approx. lifetime value: £15,540,000
This is a recommissioning of an existing Contract with a new provider taking on the service.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 100
- Price: 0
- Suitability
Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating will be assessed as part of the Basic Selection Criteria.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial ability will be assessed as part of the Basic Selection Criteria.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability will be assessed as part of the Basic Selection Criteria.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 17:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027052- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051612Find a Tender
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 the relevant authority by 26.11.2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Any written representations regarding the award of these contracts should be sent to: [email protected] Award Decision makers: Iona Brimson - Head of Service Older People and Intermediate Care - Commissioning James Sangster - Service Manager (Older People Services) Lynn Stephens - Head of Service, HIS, Intermediate Care and CHC Tamsin Carey - D2A Manager/ Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Kirsty Ash - Head of Urgent and Emergency Care Commissioning No Conflicts of Interest were identified. Relative importance of Key Criteria: Social Value 5% - although Somerset Council's standard is to allocate 10% to Social Value, it was felt in this case that more should be allocated to the other Key Criteria and so this was reduced Value Pass/ Fail - this was a pass/fail as Applicants were required to accept the proposed hourly rate in order to bid Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 40% - this was seen as the most important Key Criteria for the service in question and therefore attracted the highest weighting Quality and innovation 30% - having a good quality service with the ability to develop/ innovate was also seen as very important and given the second highest weighting Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 25% - also a key area and therefore only a slightly reduced weighting from Quality and innovation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published217 days ago24 Mar 2026, 17:17 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
Published amendments (2)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. The contracts for Lots 1, 3, 4 & 5 have been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. Da…
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. The contract for Lot 2 has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. Date of contra…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Mendip1 award | |||
| Lifeline Homecare LtdSME | £15,540,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South Somerset1 award | |||
| Somerset Care Limited | £15,540,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Sedgemoor1 award | |||
| WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSME | £15,540,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · West Somerset1 award | |||
| WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSMELot - 4 | £15,540,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Taunton1 award | |||
| WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSME | £15,540,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Mendip · Lifeline Homecare LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £15,540,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - South Somerset · Somerset Care Limited
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £15,540,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Sedgemoor · WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £15,540,000
- Status
- active
Lot - 4 · WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £15,540,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5 · WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £15,540,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Mendip | 9bids · 9 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · South Somerset | 13bids · 13 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · Sedgemoor | 11bids · 11 electronic | — | — | — |
| 4 · West Somerset | 6bids · 6 electronic | — | — | — |
| 5 · Taunton | 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Lifeline Homecare LtdAwarded supplier
- Somerset Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- WALTER MANNY Ltd. Trading as Bluebird CareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.