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Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

South Ayrshire Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council procured an individual residential care placement, a social care service for one person. The requirement is described as a placement rather than a broader care service, and the procurement records social and health services as its category. Delivery is in South Ayrshire, around Ayr. The council is the buying organisation and the placement is the sole requirement in this process. This is relevant to care providers able to arrange and deliver an individual residential placement in the local area, rather than suppliers offering general goods, construction or unrelated services. The procurement’s purpose is to secure residential care for an individual; no further care needs or service specification are stated in the available description.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. South Ayrshire Council made a direct award under the Light Touch Regime, without publishing a prior competition; the stated evaluation criterion was price. There was one requirement, awarded to Permissum Care Ltd. The contract value is £574,968.16. It was signed on 4 September 2026; no award date or contract-period dates are recorded. The process attracted one bid, from an SME, submitted electronically. The award and contract relate to the same single placement. No options were recorded. The council’s rationale was that this social care service falls within the Light Touch Regime rules for specified services under Scotland’s public procurement regulations.

For care providers, this award is evidence that South Ayrshire Council buys individual residential placements rather than only commissioning larger, multi-person care packages. A credible competitor would need to be able to identify and sustain a suitable residential placement for an individual, and to deliver the placement locally in South Ayrshire. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement was fulfilled by a smaller provider; the single bid also indicates that an individual placement can be a focused opportunity rather than a large-scale service contract. Price was the stated award criterion, so providers considering similar council requirements would need a commercially competitive offer as well as the capacity to meet the person’s placement needs. The direct-award route used here reflects the Light Touch Regime for this type of social care service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

Notice Description

Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

Procurement Information

Direct award under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) The LTR covers a specific set of rules for certain service contracts, such as contracts for certain social, health, and education services, as defined by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes, and this service is included in Schedule 3 to the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843710
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565082
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£574,968 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20262 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
South Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA7 1DR
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Ayr West
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Permissum Care Ltd

Further Information

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