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Therapeutic OPMH+ Unit
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 £2,500,000 excluding VAT.
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 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 18 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
• A person-centred, adaptive, and flexible service that optimizes opportunities for health and wellbeing in later life.
• A skilled workforce trained in line with the Newcastle Model, to develop understanding and interventions which reduce 1-1 support hours and improve wellbeing for people with dementia.
• The provision of excellent care and support for people living with a dementia and presenting with complexity beyond that which can be managed in Somerset's broader health and social care offer.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 066718-2026
About the buyer
Somerset CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
315Awards
259Suppliers it has used most for healthcare
- Somerset Activity and Partnership2 contracts
- The Eddystone Trust2 contracts
- Altogether Care LLP1 contract
- Ariel Healthcare1 contract
- Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open healthcare tenders- £7.5mestimated
- £20mframework ceiling
- £140kestimated
- £14.1mestimated
- £88.3mframework ceiling
From notice 066718-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.