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Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based

Somerset Council · Local authority

In brief

Somerset Council has announced plans to buy healthcare and care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £14,000,000 excluding VAT.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 17 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

For the purpose of this model the term 'intermediate care' is used to describe services in the community that provide short term period of stabilisation, assessment, and reablement with the view to maximising a person's independence and, where possible, keep them at home. The Pathway 2 model is supported within a Nursing Home setting. Intermediate care services can either: a) provide support to people who are medically optimised following an acute episode of care: or b) provide support to people in the community who are in danger of needing an acute episode of care if an intermediate health or reablement intervention is not provided. This is referred to in this document as 'diversion', as it diverts people away from needing an acute hospital.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 - Intermediate Care Pathway 2
What this lot covers

For the purpose of this model the term 'intermediate care' is used to describe services in the community that provide short term period of stabilisation, assessment, and reablement with the view to maximising a person's independence and, where possible, keep them at home. The Pathway 2 model is supported within a Nursing Home setting. Intermediate care services can either: a) provide support to people who are medically optimised following an acute episode of care; or b) provide support to people in the community who are in danger of needing an acute episode of care if an intermediate health or reablement intervention is not provided. This is referred to in this document as 'diversion', as it diverts people away from needing an acute hospital. Additional information: Somerset Council requires a Nursing Home in the Glastonbury area within a 2 mile radius of West Mendip Community Hospital with a capacity of up to 10 beds, provided within one unit that is set up and staffed with a skilled reablement workforce as well as working alongside a Multi-Disciplinary Team co located within the unit.

Social and domiciliary care—
Lot 2 - Intermediate Care Pathway 2
What this lot covers

For the purpose of this model the term 'intermediate care' is used to describe services in the community that provide short term period of stabilisation, assessment, and reablement with the view to maximising a person's independence and, where possible, keep them at home. The Pathway 2 model is supported within a Nursing Home setting. Intermediate care services can either: a) provide support to people who are medically optimised following an acute episode of care; or b) provide support to people in the community who are in danger of needing an acute episode of care if an intermediate health or reablement intervention is not provided. This is referred to in this document as 'diversion', as it diverts people away from needing an acute hospital. Additional information: Somerset Council requires a Older People Mental Health Dementia Nursing care home in the Martock area with a capacity of 6 beds, and provided within one unit that is set up and staffed with a skilled reablement workforce as well as working alongside a Multi-Disciplinary Team co located within the unit.

Healthcare services—
Lot 3 - Intermediate Care Pathway 2
What this lot covers

For the purpose of this model the term 'intermediate care' is used to describe services in the community that provide short term period of stabilisation, assessment, and reablement with the view to maximising a person's independence and, where possible, keep them at home. The Pathway 2 model is supported within a Nursing Home setting. Intermediate care services can either: a) provide support to people who are medically optimised following an acute episode of care; or b) provide support to people in the community who are in danger of needing an acute episode of care if an intermediate health or reablement intervention is not provided. This is referred to in this document as 'diversion', as it diverts people away from needing an acute hospital. Additional information: Somerset Council requires a Nursing care home in the Yeovil area and within a 2 mile radius of Yeovil District Hospital with a capacity of up to 10 beds, provided within one unit that is set up and staffed with a skilled reablement workforce as well as working alongside a Multi-Disciplinary Team co located within the unit.

Healthcare services—
Lot 4 - Intermediate Care Pathway 2
What this lot covers

For the purpose of this model the term 'intermediate care' is used to describe services in the community that provide short term period of stabilisation, assessment, and reablement with the view to maximising a person's independence and, where possible, keep them at home. The Pathway 2 model is supported within a Nursing Home setting. Intermediate care services can either: a) provide support to people who are medically optimised following an acute episode of care; or b) provide support to people in the community who are in danger of needing an acute episode of care if an intermediate health or reablement intervention is not provided. This is referred to in this document as 'diversion', as it diverts people away from needing an acute hospital. Additional information: Somerset Council requires a Nursing care home in the Taunton area within a 2 mile radius of Musgrove Park Hospital, with a capacity of up to 20 beds, provided within one unit that is set up and staffed with a skilled reablement workforce as well as working alongside a Multi-Disciplinary Team co located within the unit.

Healthcare services—

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 066715-2026

About the buyer

Somerset CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

283

Awards

220

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From notice 066715-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.