Planning

Care at Home Flexible Framework

  • Scottish Borders Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034417

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0551d0

Published 23 June 2025, 2:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Borders Council

Council Headquarters

Newtown St Boswells

TD6 0SA

Email

procurement@scotborders.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1835824000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM91 - Scottish Borders

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotborders.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Care at Home Flexible Framework

Reference number

1001434

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Consultation exercise to inform development of proposed Care at Home Flexible Framework.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM91 - Scottish Borders

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Prior Information Notice is for consultation purposes and is not a procurement process at this stage.

Scottish Borders Council are seeking expressions of interest and feedback from suitably qualified providers of care services to inform its approach to the procurement of care at home services within the Scottish Borders.

The preferred option at this stage is a flexible framework but we are open to consideration of other options.

two.2.14) Additional information

Care at home provision in the Scottish Borders currently stands at 6,441 hours per week with 960 clients in total. Forecast expenditure for 2024/25 is 12,300,000GBP.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 September 2025


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Interested parties are asked to complete the attached questionnaire and return it via stratigiccommissioning@scotborders.gov.uk by 12 noon 21/07/2025.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=791731.

(SC Ref:791731)