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Residential, respite and nursing care beds

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

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21 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is procuring residential, respite and nursing care beds for people requiring care provision in the Western Isles. The requirement covers one service package, intended to provide beds across the area rather than goods, construction or consultancy. The council is the buying organisation, based in Stornoway. The service is classified under CPV 85144100, covering residential, respite and nursing care provision. The arrangement supports the council’s public care responsibilities and includes electronic ordering and payment arrangements. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide suitable care-bed capacity in the Western Isles and work with a local authority purchasing service for the duration of the arrangement.

The procurement reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure, with bids submitted electronically. It comprises one lot and has an estimated total value of £12,000,000. The contract is described as running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, a 1,080-day period, with no renewal or additional options. The tender submission deadline was 16 October 2026 at 14:00, when bids were also scheduled to be opened and evaluation was due to begin. Award is based on price. Bids had to remain valid for 90 days and be submitted in English. The arrangement is expected to recur in late summer 2029.

This opportunity suits care providers able to deliver residential, respite and nursing beds for service users across the Western Isles. Businesses should have the operational capacity to supply beds as part of a local-authority care arrangement, maintain appropriate residential and nursing care provision, and organise delivery across the island area. It may suit established care homes, nursing-care operators and other providers with access to suitable bed capacity and the systems needed to manage referrals, placements and ongoing service delivery. Suppliers must be prepared to compete principally on price and meet the council’s suitability requirements, which are set out in the procurement documents. Bids and contractual communications are conducted electronically, with English required for submissions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential, respite and nursing care beds

Notice Description

Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562840
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract 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

85144100 - Residential nursing care services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Late summer 2029

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STORNOWAY
Postcode
HS1 2BW
Postcode Area
Outer Hebrides
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
TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar
Local Authority
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Electoral Ward
Steòrnabhagh a Deas
Westminster Constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Further Information

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