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title: "Provision of Care at Home Services to Older People"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000564833"
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# Provision of Care at Home Services to Older People

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000564833

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## Summary

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking to provide Care at Home Services to Older People in the UK, specifically aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals in their own homes. The procurement process, currently at the Award stage, involves a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition, reflecting the unique nature of the services required. The initial contract was awarded on 3rd April 2017, with a value of £36 million. The services will primarily be delivered across the Argyll and Bute area.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in care services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that focus on social care and support interventions. Providers such as Allied Healthcare Group Limited and Argyll Homecare Ltd are examples of organisations that can compete effectively in this market. Given the continued need for care at home services and the impending call for new providers to join the qualified list, businesses with expertise in health and social care are highly encouraged to express their interest and participate in future opportunities within this framework.

## Notice

The purpose of this 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this 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.. 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.

### Procurement Information

Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 allows a contracting authority to determine the procedure that is to be applied in connection with the award of a contract and may take account of the specialities of the services in question and the requirements and needs of users In this case, no prior notice has been issued on the basis that there are sufficient technical reasons to allow the direct award. These technical reasons relate to the specialities of the service and the requirement for continuity of service to meet outcomes for service users . The decision was made to award contracts to existing providers, who will pre-qualify to the resource of qualified providers or "open framework". There will be no artificial narrowing of the market as new providers can complete our pre-qualification process and be included in our resource of qualified providers. For all future contract years, a Notice will be published inviting providers to complete the prequalification process to ensure transparency and equal treatment for any new providers to the market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV338479 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Apr 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL |
| 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 | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Mid Argyll |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 15 |
| Supplier names | ALLIED HEALTHCARE GROUP; ARGYLL HOMECARE; CARE+ OBAN; CAREPLUS; CARERS DIRECT; CAREWATCH (INVERCLYDE & NORTH AYRSHIRE CARE; CARR GOMM; COWAL CARE SERVICES; CROSSROADS (NORTH ARGYLL; HIGHLAND HOME CARERS; JOAN'S CARERS; MEARS CARE; PREMIER HEALTHCARE; QUALITY CARE; SCOTNURSING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV338479

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV338479
  Provision of Care at Home Services to Older People - The purpose of this 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000564833

## Provenance

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