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Care at Home Services

Argyll and Bute Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Dec 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 May 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

15 Apr 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Argyll and Bute Council is seeking providers for Care at Home Services for adults with physical disabilities and older people. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 16th May 2024. The opportunity is in the services sector, with a total contract value of £48,000,000 GBP. The locations for service delivery include Mid Argyll, Kintyre, Oban, Helensburgh & Lomond, Cowal, and Isle of Bute.

This tender for Care at Home Services by the Argyll and Bute Council offers opportunities for businesses in the care services sector to expand their services. Companies with experience in providing care services, relevant qualifications, and the ability to meet the specified insurance requirements are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is open, providing a fair chance for qualified businesses to bid and potentially secure contracts for a 2-year period with possible extensions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care at Home Services

Notice Description

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.

Lot Information

Care at Home Services - Mid Argyll

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Care at Home Services - Kintyre

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Contract will be for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Care at Home Services - Oban & Lorn

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years

Care at Home Services - Helensburgh & Lomond

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract will be for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Care at Home Services - Cowal

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Contract for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years

Care at Home Services - Bute

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Contract for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years

Mobile Team - Kintyre

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Contract will be for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Mobile Team- Mid Argyll

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Contract will be for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years

Mobile Team- Oban & Lorn

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years

Mobile Team - Helensburgh & Lomond

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract is for 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Mobile Team - Cowal

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract is for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Mobile Team - Bute

The purpose of the teams is to provide a "front end" to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract is for 2 years with option to extend for up to 2 further years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000763633
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545347
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£48,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£943,044 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
January 2027

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Argyll and Bute Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Postcode Area
Paisley
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
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
13
Supplier Names

Argyll Homecare Ltd

COWAL CARE SERVICES Ltd

Care4Life Services Ltd

Careplus

Carers Direct Limited

Carr Gomm

Cera Care Operations (Scotland) Ltd

DB Effusive Care LTD

Joan's Carers Ltd

Premier Healthcare

Quality Care Scotland Ltd

TDM Consulting Ltd

Trust Housing Association Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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