Contract

Care at Home and Supported Living Services

  • Argyll and Bute Council
  • NHS Highland

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081766

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f356

Published 11 December 2025, 9:40am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Argyll and Bute Council

Kilmory

Lochgilphead

PA31 8RT

Email

samantha.torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1546604145

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Highland

Assynt House, Beechwood Park

Inverness

IV2 3BW

Email

nhs.highland@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1463717123

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Social protection


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Care at Home and Supported Living Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Care at Home Services to Older People and Supported Living Services to Adults living with Learning Disability.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Care at Home Services to Older People

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
  • UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond
Main site or place of performance

Various locations throughout Argyll and BUte

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the Care at Home service is to support people and where appropriate, support their carers to have a good quality of life in their own homes. The service covers both long term care needs and short term interventions which may include personal care and social/emotional support. In line with re-ablement/enablement practices, the service aims to support people to sustain, recover and/or manage their health, skills and abilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. The service also provides support to those approaching the end of their lives in their own homes, where this is their choice.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of

the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during prequalification.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supported Living Service for Adult with Learning Disability

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM81 - East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond
  • UKM63 - Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
Main site or place of performance

Throughout Argyll and Bute

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The models of support being deployed reflect the national policy of promoting independence and responsibility, enabling people to feel safe, improving health, wellbeing and social inclusion, improving skills and confidence. This will be achieved through supporting adults with a Learning Disability to have a say, listening, respecting and responding to them in a reliable and positive way, by helping them develop life skills and by providing opportunities to access a range of activities that promote this. Supported Living services not only include care and support at home, personal care and housing support services but include as key features; improving community involvement, access to education, training and paid employment opportunities. The Provider must demonstrate that individuals spend a significant part of their time with people who do not have a Learning Disability or are paid carers i.e. access to services in the wider community, the same as anyone else would do, either with or without support, thus enabling individuals to lead a full life.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of

the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during prequalification.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

The Council does not plan to move existing packages to any new providers, in support of continuity of provision and service user choice, these packages are expected to remain with existing providers. Actual delivery of services by new providers will be dependent upon a number of factors, these may include availability, service user choice and other quality/cost considerations relevant to the achievement of best value.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2019/S 014-029692

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Care at Home Services to Older People

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Supported Living Service for Adult with Learning Disability

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

All parties noting an interest in this notice will be contacted after the deadline with a prequalification pack for completion. The return of this pack will be requested within a 2 week period. Providers that successfully pass this stage will be issued with a contract (no guarantee of services) and be added to the qualified list of providers for the Argyll and Bute area.

Interested parties must note that the Council does not plan to move existing packages to any new providers, in support of continuity of provision and service user choice, these packages are expected to remain with existing providers.

At this stage, no action is required by organisations already contracted to provide either care at home or supported living services to the Council.

(SC Ref:818213)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Argyll Court

Argyll

Country

United Kingdom