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NHS-676-Adult Shared Lives Service

NHS Highland

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

27 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
TenderUpdate

27 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Highland is procuring an Adult Shared Lives Service across the Highland Council area, excluding Argyll and Bute. The service supports adults aged 18 and over, and young adults aged 16 and over, through long-term placements or regular short-break caring arrangements for unpaid carers. It is intended for people with physical disabilities or sensory impairment, learning disabilities or autistic spectrum conditions, mental health needs, or combinations of these social care needs. This is a social care service procurement, classified under CPV 85000000. The successful provider will deliver placements and caring arrangements within Highland, working with people who require supported living and care in a shared-lives setting. NHS Highland is the buying organisation and electronic payment will be available under the resulting arrangement.

The process reached tender: NHS Highland invited offers through an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The tender deadline, as amended, is 3 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC; the changes allowed additional time and supplied further SPD qualification information. The contract is for 1,080 days and has an estimated value of £567,000. There is one lot covering the complete Shared Lives Service requirement. Evaluation is based on quality, weighted at 60%, and cost, weighted at 40%. Bids must be submitted electronically in English. Completion of the Single Procurement Document is mandatory. The tender also requires bidders to provide staff names and qualifications, and includes community benefits, with bidders asked to describe benefits for local communities arising from service delivery.

This opportunity suits an organisation experienced in delivering adult placement, shared-lives or closely related social care services for people with complex or varied support needs. Bidders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide Adult Placement Services. Providers need the workforce, systems and safeguarding arrangements to support long-term placements and regular short breaks for unpaid carers across the Highland Council area, including people with disabilities, autism, learning disabilities and mental health needs. Staff names and qualifications must be provided, so bidders should have suitably qualified personnel identified for delivery. The requirement also expects providers to remain informed about national developments in Shared Lives services through membership of Shared Lives Plus and to develop their service accordingly. Bidders must explain the local community benefits their delivery will create.

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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.. 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-r6ebe6-0000836207
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563200
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
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 20261 months 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

Notice Documents

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