Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Somerset Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Brunelcare SME, Care Concern Group, Altogether Care LLP, Welford Healthcare STH Limited SME
- Value
- £12,880,000 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential nursing care services (CPV 85144100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 102654-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2026
- Published29 Oct 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
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.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based | Brunelcare SME | £2.8m |
| Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based | Care Concern Group | £1.68m |
| Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based | Altogether Care LLP | £2.8m |
| Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based | Welford Healthcare STH Limited SME | £5.6m |
About the suppliers
Brunelcare: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00601847).
Care Concern Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10550872).
Altogether Care LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307772).
Welford Healthcare STH Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13693721).