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North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25

North Ayrshire Council

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23 Sep 2025 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

This contracts summary highlights a recent procurement process managed by North Ayrshire Council, focused on the "Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25". The council is based in Irvine, UKM93, with the process covering services in the "General public services" industry category. The tender, published on 23rd September 2025, is at the Award stage and encompasses a comprehensive spending programme from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, totalling approximately £8,858,427.15. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure, allowing various suppliers to bid electronically, highlighting the council's initiative to maintain transparency and competitiveness.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities for suppliers within the social care services sector. Large-scale organisations particularly focused on providing social care services, children's residential care, secure care, community meals, technology-enabled care goods, and agency workers services are well-suited to participate and compete. By engaging in frameworks like these, businesses can build strong partnerships with government bodies, secure stable and robust revenue flows, and enhance their operational capacities and reputations within the industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 1121 Childrens Residential - Ardfern Ltd Ta Ardfern Learning Centre Ta Ardfern School, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child And Family Services, Crossreach (the Operating Name For The Church Of Scotland Social Care Council), Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Phoenix Abbey Limited, Royal Blind Asylum And School Edinburgh T/a Sight Scotland, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (training) Limited, St Philips School Plains, The Mungo Foundation and The Scottish Centre For Children With Motor Impairments - 6,656,589.53GBP 1020 Fostering - Barnardo's and Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd - 235,477.36GBP 1918 Care Homes For Adults LD Inc Autism - Capability Scotland, Consensus Support Services Limited, Cygnet (oe) Limited, Deanston House Limited (Swanton Care and Community) and Sanctuary Care (combined) Limited - 435,759.04GBP 2018 Community Meals - Apetito Limited - 63,359.35GBP 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services - Abbeycare (UK) Limited, RAM 225 Limited and The Jericho Benedictine Society - 100,688.52GBP 0219 Secure Care Services - Good Shepherd Centre and Kibble Education & Care Centre - 815,275.68GBP 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods - Cair (UK) Ltd and Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited Trading as Tunstall Electronics - 232,421.50GBP 1721 Social Care Agency Workers - Independent Clinical Services Limited T/a Scottish Nursing and Guild, Search Consultancy Ltd - 147,054.92GBP 1922 Community Meals - Apetito - 171,801.25GBP

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000809235
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539823
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75110000 - General public services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,858,427 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
34
Supplier Names

Abbeycare (UK) Limited

Apetito

Ardfern Ltd

Aspris (Troup House) Limited

Barnardo's

CAIR (UK) Ltd.

Capability Scotland

Care Visions

Common Thread Ltd

Compass Child and Family Services

Consensus Support

Crossreach

Cygnet Health Care Limited

Fosterplus

Good Shepherd Centre

Harmeny Education Trust

Independent Clinical Services Limited

Inspire Scotland Ltd

Kibble Education and Care Centre

Moore House School Ltd

Orchard Cottage Care Ltd

Phoenix Abbey

RAM 225 Limited

Royal Blind Asylum and School Edinburgh T/A Sight Scotland

Sanctuary Care

Scottish Autism

Search Consultancy

Spark of Genius (Training) LTD

St Philips Care

Swanton Care and Community

The Jericho Benedictine Society

The Mungo Foundation

The Scottish Centre For Children With Motor Impairments

Tunstall Healthcare

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539823
    North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25 - North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 1121 Childrens Residential - Ardfern Ltd Ta Ardfern Learning Centre Ta Ardfern School, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child And Family Services, Crossreach (the Operating Name For The Church Of Scotland Social Care Council), Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Phoenix Abbey Limited, Royal Blind Asylum And School Edinburgh T/a Sight Scotland, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (training) Limited, St Philips School Plains, The Mungo Foundation and The Scottish Centre For Children With Motor Impairments - 6,656,589.53GBP 1020 Fostering - Barnardo's and Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd - 235,477.36GBP 1918 Care Homes For Adults LD Inc Autism - Capability Scotland, Consensus Support Services Limited, Cygnet (oe) Limited, Deanston House Limited (Swanton Care and Community) and Sanctuary Care (combined) Limited - 435,759.04GBP 2018 Community Meals - Apetito Limited - 63,359.35GBP 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services - Abbeycare (UK) Limited, RAM 225 Limited and The Jericho Benedictine Society - 100,688.52GBP 0219 Secure Care Services - Good Shepherd Centre and Kibble Education & Care Centre - 815,275.68GBP 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods - Cair (UK) Ltd and Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited Trading as Tunstall Electronics - 232,421.50GBP 1721 Social Care Agency Workers - Independent Clinical Services Limited T/a Scottish Nursing and Guild, Search Consultancy Ltd - 147,054.92GBP 1922 Community Meals - Apetito - 171,801.25GBP

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