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Operating of a Craft Cafe in a care home

Viewpoint Housing Association

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14 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Viewpoint Housing Association procured services to operate a craft café within a care home. The service is delivered at the main site on South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2HG. The requirement covers the operation of the café rather than the construction or supply of a standalone facility. It sits within the social services category, including services intended to support people and communities. Viewpoint Housing Association is the buyer and also acts as a central purchasing body. The care-home setting means the operator’s work is connected to the day-to-day environment and activities of residents. The selected supplier, Impact Arts, is based in Glasgow and is classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Viewpoint Housing Association used a limited procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, stating that a specific operator was unique to the service. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and treated as a single lot, described as an exemption from the procurement process. Impact Arts was awarded the contract. The contract value is £75,000. It was signed on 31 July 2026. The award followed one bid, which was submitted electronically by an SME. The procurement classification is social services (CPV 85320000). The available outcome shows a completed procurement with the contract now active.

For suppliers that did not win, this procurement is evidence of demand for a specialist craft-café operator in a housing association care-home setting. A credible competitor would need to show that it can run this type of service within an occupied care environment, with an operating model suited to residents and the buyer’s site. The procurement rationale indicates that the buyer considered the service capable of being provided by a specific, unique operator, so evidence of distinctive capability will matter more than a generic café offer. Relevant businesses should be able to demonstrate a comparable service proposition, dependable delivery in Edinburgh and the organisational capacity to work with a housing association and care-home community.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Operating of a Craft Cafe in a care home

Notice Description

Operating a craft cafe within a care home.

Procurement Information

Specific operator unique to this service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840261
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562392
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks 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
Viewpoint Housing Association
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 2HG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Impact Arts

Further Information

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