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title: "Care at Home and Supported Living Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f356"
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# Care at Home and Supported Living Services

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f356

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Care at Home and Supported Living Services" contract, initiated by Argyll and Bute Council, has concluded at the award stage. This procurement, categorised under Social Work Services (CPV code 85310000), focused on providing services in various locations throughout Argyll and Bute, including the postcodes UKM63 and UKM81. The process adhered to an open procedure under legal directive 32014L0024, and the council used an open procurement method. Initially announced with the reference SC Ref:818213, the procurement involved key dates around December 2025, when interested parties were to be contacted post-deadline for prequalification. However, the awards for both lots related to Care at Home Services to Older People and Supported Living Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities were marked as unsuccessful.

Despite the discontinuation of contract awards, this initiative presents potential opportunities for companies specialising in social work and related services, particularly those with the capacity to deliver care and support to older individuals and adults with learning disabilities. Businesses equipped with innovative models that promote independence, enhance community engagement, and are capable of tailoring services to individual needs would be well-suited to collaborate with the Council in future tenders. Such enterprises can leverage their expertise to contribute towards improving social inclusion, health outcomes, and quality of life for service users, positioning themselves as key partners in future service provision within the region.

## Notice

Care at Home Services to Older People and Supported Living Services to Adults living with Learning Disability.

### Lot Information

Care at Home Services to Older People

The purpose of the Care at Home service is to support people and where appropriate, support their carers to have a good quality of life in their own homes. The service covers both long term care needs and short term interventions which may include personal care and social/emotional support. In line with re-ablement/enablement practices, the service aims to support people to sustain, recover and/or manage their health, skills and abilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. The service also provides support to those approaching the end of their lives in their own homes, where this is their choice. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during prequalification.

Supported Living Service for Adult with Learning Disability

The models of support being deployed reflect the national policy of promoting independence and responsibility, enabling people to feel safe, improving health, wellbeing and social inclusion, improving skills and confidence. This will be achieved through supporting adults with a Learning Disability to have a say, listening, respecting and responding to them in a reliable and positive way, by helping them develop life skills and by providing opportunities to access a range of activities that promote this. Supported Living services not only include care and support at home, personal care and housing support services but include as key features; improving community involvement, access to education, training and paid employment opportunities. The Provider must demonstrate that individuals spend a significant part of their time with people who do not have a Learning Disability or are paid carers i.e. access to services in the wider community, the same as anyone else would do, either with or without support, thus enabling individuals to lead a full life. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during prequalification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081766-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | NHS HIGHLAND |
| Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA31 8RT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness South |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2025 at 09:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081766-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000570216
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:029692-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

## Provenance

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