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Robertson Care and Support Service

Fife Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council commissioned a care and support service for three people being discharged from hospital into community accommodation. The service is based at Robertson Road in Dunfermline, Fife, and is intended to meet the individuals’ support needs while maintaining continuity through their planning and transition. The council identified the established group living service as suitable accommodation. This is a social care service, rather than a general care procurement: the requirement centres on supporting three named service users in a particular setting and transition from hospital to the community.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Real Life Options. Fife Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, citing an urgent need to move three people on its Dynamic Support Register from hospital into suitable accommodation and maintain continuity of care. The contract was signed on 8 October 2026 and is active, with a recorded value of £7,216,470. The published procurement describes one lot covering care and support for the three people. The council may require additional purchases under the contract, subject to the stated regulatory requirements. No evaluation criteria or contract-period dates are set out in the available process details.

For providers of specialist community-based social care, this award shows Fife Council’s demand for a tailored group-living service supporting people moving from hospital back into the community. A credible competitor would need suitable accommodation in or near Dunfermline, the ability to support a small number of individuals with specific care needs, and capacity to coordinate planning and transitions with hospital and council services. Continuity matters: the council selected an established service already operating at Robertson Road, so providers should be able to demonstrate a stable setting and dependable support arrangements, not just general care capacity. The award also shows that the council may use a limited, urgent route where a suitable established service meets an immediate discharge need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Robertson Care and Support Service

Notice Description

Care and Support Service for three (3) individuals in the Dunfermline area.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To provide a care and support service for three (3) individuals being discharged from hospital back into the community.

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Procurement Information

Robertson Road is an established group living service in Dunfermline, Fife that has been in place for over twenty years. There is an urgent requirement to discharge three (3) individuals on Fife's Dynamic Support Register (DSR) from hospital into suitable accommodation. The Service at Robertson Road has been identified as suitable accommodation to meet these individual's care and support needs whilst maintaining continuity around planning and transition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845229
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566269
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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
Large

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,216,470 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 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
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Real Life Options

Further Information

Notice Documents

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