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NHS-676-Adult Shared Lives Service

NHS Highland

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Highland is procuring an Adult Shared Lives Service for people living within the Highland Council area, excluding Argyll and Bute. The service covers adults aged 18 and over and young adults aged 16 and over who have social care needs, including physical disabilities or sensory impairment, learning disabilities or autistic spectrum conditions, mental health needs, or combinations of these. It will provide long-term placements or regular caring arrangements offering short breaks for unpaid carers. This is a health, social care and accommodation-related service. The work will be delivered across Highland, within the boundaries of the Highland Council area. NHS Highland is the buying organisation, and the requirement is divided into one service lot.

The procurement has reached tender: NHS Highland invited offers through an open procedure, with responses submitted electronically in English. The final deadline for bids was 3 September 2026 at 12:00 noon, following two extensions to allow additional submission time. The contract is expected to run for 1,080 days. The estimated value is £567,000 including the single lot. Tenders are evaluated on quality, weighted at 60%, and cost, weighted at 40%. The requirement uses Scotland’s Light Touch Regime. Completing the SPD qualification document is mandatory for all bidders, and bidders must provide the names and qualifications of staff assigned to the service. Community benefits form part of the requirement, with bidders asked to describe benefits for local communities arising from service delivery.

This opportunity suits an established adult placement, shared lives, social care or supported accommodation provider able to deliver person-centred placements and short-break caring arrangements across Highland. The service requires capability to support people with physical or sensory disabilities, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health needs, including individuals with combined needs. Suppliers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide Adult Placement Services and must remain informed about national Shared Lives developments through membership of Shared Lives Plus, adapting their service accordingly. Bidders need suitable staff and must provide their names and professional qualifications. They should also be able to explain practical community benefits generated through delivery and complete the mandatory SPD qualification documentation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS-676-Adult Shared Lives Service

Notice Description

Provision of an Adult Shared Lives Service in Highland (excluding Argyll and Bute)

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a Shared Lives Service for adults aged 18 and over and for young adults aged 16 and over, who live in Highland, within the boundaries of The Highland Council area. This will be either as a long term placement or as a regular caring arrangement to provide a short break for an unpaid carer. The aims of the service are to deliver placements for the clients groups who have social care needs as follows: -physical disabilities and/or sensory impairment -learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum conditions -mental health needs or -any combination of the above. Additional information: This tender is adopting the Light Touch Regime as covered by the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 Bidders are required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide Adult Placement Services. Bidders are required to remain knowledgeable about the latest developments in Shared Lives services nationally, through membership of Shared Lives Plus and develop services accordingly.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d90d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081669-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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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

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£567,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£567,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Highland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 3BW
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Further Information

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