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Oakley Core and Cluster 1

Fife Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 16:29

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council, through its Health & Social Care Partnership, is commissioning a supported living service for four people aged 16 and over in Oakley, Fife. The service is for individuals with learning disabilities, severe and enduring mental illness or disorders, and/or physical disabilities that affect areas such as relationships, employment, housing and self-care. Care and support will be delivered in the individuals’ existing accommodation, arranged across two neighbouring properties on the same street, with two people sharing each property. This is a health, social work and community care service, including social work services without accommodation. The requirement is to replace a supported living service currently delivered internally by Fife Council with provision from an experienced external care provider.

The procurement has reached tender: Fife Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission required. It comprises one lot. The tender submission deadline was 20 August 2026 at 12:00 noon, with tenders opened at the same time by the Procurement Team. Requests for access to the person specifications had to be made by 17:00 on 7 August 2026. The estimated contract value is £2,830,856.07 excluding any applicable tax. The contract period is 2,520 days, described as five years, with options to extend by 12 months plus a further 12 months. Evaluation is weighted 85% quality and 15% price. Variants are not permitted, and the council may require additional purchases in accordance with Scottish procurement regulations.

This opportunity suits established care providers with experience delivering supported living and specialised care for people with learning disabilities, severe and enduring mental illness or disorders, and physical disabilities. Providers should be able to support four individuals in shared accommodation while addressing practical and personal needs connected with relationships, employment, housing and self-care. The high quality weighting favours organisations able to demonstrate a strong service model, suitably skilled staff, safe delivery arrangements and relevant experience. Bidders must complete the Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime and submit it with their tender documents. Fife Council reserves the right to undertake enhanced probity checks, potentially involving Police Scotland checks on bidder information. The tender also requires completion of the ESPD, supporting evidence of suitability and capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oakley Core and Cluster 1

Notice Description

The Health & Social Care Partnership (H&SCP/The Partnership) wishes to commission services for a group of four (4) individuals, aged 16 and over, who have learning disabilities, severe and enduring mental illness/disorders, and/ or physical disabilities which often disrupt significant areas of their lives, including relationships, employment, housing, and self-care, leading to a need for specialised support services, to provide care and support in their current accommodation. Their accommodation is split over two properties in the same street located in Oakley. Two (2) individuals share one property and Two (2) share a second property next door.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Health & Social Care Partnership (H&SCP/The Partnership) wishes to commission services for a group of four (4) individuals, aged 16 and over, who have learning disabilities, severe and enduring mental illness/disorders, and/ or physical disabilities which often disrupt significant areas of their lives, including relationships, employment, housing, and self-care, leading to a need for specialised support services, to provide care and support in their current accommodation. Their accommodation is split over two properties in the same street located in Oakley. Two (2) individuals share one property and Two (2) share a second property next door. A Supported Living Service is currently being delivered internally by Fife Council for these individuals, and the Partnership is looking to recommission this to an experienced external care Provider. Full details are provided in the specification. Additional information: To request access to the Person Specifications associated with this tender, tenders should submit a request using the MS Form link in the TN1 document by the deadline at 5pm on Friday 7th August 2026. Please see the TN1 for full details.

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 12 + 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d033
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068855-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,830,856 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Yes, this requirement is expected to be recurrent and further notices may be issued when this contract is due to expire if required.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Further Information

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