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North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel - Social Care Framework Spend 2025-2026

North Ayrshire Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Ayrshire Council bought social care services and technology-enabled care goods through Scotland Excel social care frameworks. The requirement covers adult care homes; residential care for children; fostering; residential rehabilitation for alcohol and drug services; secure care; social care agency workers; and technology-enabled care goods. Delivery is associated with North Ayrshire, with services supplied by providers across Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. The council is the buying organisation. The work combines accommodation-based care, fostering placements, rehabilitation and secure provision for vulnerable people, temporary or agency care staffing, and equipment or technology supporting care delivery. The relevant classification is CPV 75110000, covering administration of government services.

This is a completed, awarded procurement using an open procedure through established social care frameworks. The contract was signed on 1 April 2023 and is active. The cumulative spend period covered 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with an awarded contract value of £10,201,516. Category values were £152,383 for adult care homes, £7,685,686 for children’s residential care, £314,033 for fostering, £166,746 for residential rehabilitation, £1,190,464 for secure care, £565,977 for social care agency workers and £126,277 for technology-enabled care goods. Thirty-two bids were recorded, all submitted electronically and all classified as SME bids. Thirty suppliers were awarded across the requirement, including providers in each service category.

This procurement demonstrates substantial demand from North Ayrshire Council for specialist care provision and related support. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have operational capability in one or more of the defined areas: registered adult or children’s residential care, fostering, secure care, residential rehabilitation for alcohol and drug services, social care staffing, or technology-enabled care equipment. Credibility would depend on the ability to support vulnerable people safely, maintain suitable care facilities or placement networks, provide qualified agency personnel, or supply and support care technology. The award attracted 32 bids, all recorded as SME bids, showing that smaller specialist organisations can compete alongside larger care groups. Providers should understand framework-based purchasing and be able to deliver reliably at council scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel - Social Care Framework Spend 2025-2026

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, 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 for which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 2122 Care Homes For Adults, Active Adult Limited T/A Moorpark 1121 Childrens Residential, Adfern Limited, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child and Family Services, Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Partners in Care Limited T/A Pebbles, Pheonix Abbey Ltd, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (Training) Ltd, St Phillips School Plains 1020 Fostering, Action For Children, Barnardo's, Fostering Relations Limited, Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services, Abbeycare (UK) Limited, Pheonix House, Ram 225 Limited, The Jericho Benedictine Society 0219 Secure Care, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Rossie Young People trust (Rossie Secure Accomodation Services), St Mary's Kenmure, The Good Shepherd Centre Bishopton 1721 Social Care Agency Workers, Florence Staffing Ltd, Independent Clinical Services Limited T/A Scottish Nursing Guild 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods, Cair (UK) Ltd, Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited (T/A Turnstall Electronics)

Lot Information

Lot 1

2122 152,383.00 GBP 1121 7,685,686.00 GBP 1020 314,033.00 GBP 0123 166,746.00 GBP 0219 1,190,464.00 GBP 1721 565,977.00 GBP 0622 126,277.00 GBP

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840928
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563959
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, SME

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
£10,201,516 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
30
Supplier Names

Ardfern School

Aspris (Troup House) Limited

Care Visions Group Limited

Harmeny Education Trust Limited

Inspire Scotland Ltd

Kibble Education and Care Centre

Orchard Cottage Care Ltd

Phoenix Abbey

Scottish Autism

Spark of Genius

St Philip's School Plains

Barnardo's

Fosterplus Scotland

Active Adult Limited

Common Thread Ltd

Compass Child & Family Services

Partners in Care

Moore House School Ltd

Action for Children

Abbeycare (UK) Limited

RAM 225 Limited

The Jericho Benedictine Society

Rossie Young People's Trust

St Mary's Kenmure

Good Shepherd Centre, Bishopton (GSC)

Fostering Relations

FLORENCE STAFFING LTD

Scottish Nursing Guild

CAIR (UK) Ltd

Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563959
    North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel - Social Care Framework Spend 2025-2026 - North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, 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 for which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 2122 Care Homes For Adults, Active Adult Limited T/A Moorpark 1121 Childrens Residential, Adfern Limited, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child and Family Services, Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Partners in Care Limited T/A Pebbles, Pheonix Abbey Ltd, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (Training) Ltd, St Phillips School Plains 1020 Fostering, Action For Children, Barnardo's, Fostering Relations Limited, Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services, Abbeycare (UK) Limited, Pheonix House, Ram 225 Limited, The Jericho Benedictine Society 0219 Secure Care, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Rossie Young People trust (Rossie Secure Accomodation Services), St Mary's Kenmure, The Good Shepherd Centre Bishopton 1721 Social Care Agency Workers, Florence Staffing Ltd, Independent Clinical Services Limited T/A Scottish Nursing Guild 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods, Cair (UK) Ltd, Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited (T/A Turnstall Electronics)

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