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title: "Supported Living Services for Adult with Learning Disability"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000570174"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL"
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# Supported Living Services for Adult with Learning Disability

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000570174

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## Summary

The contract titled "Supported Living Services for Adults with Learning Disability" was awarded by Argyll and Bute Council, a regional authority located in Lochgilphead, UK. This procurement falls under the 'services' category, specifically focusing on social protection, and it was initiated through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract value is £31,500,000, and the related services will be provided throughout Argyll and Bute, with the award having been completed on 1 April 2017. A new Prior Information Notice will be issued shortly to invite expressions of interest from potential providers to form a qualified list going forward.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in care services, particularly those providing supported living and social care for adults with learning disabilities. Organisations that demonstrate capacity to improve community involvement and life skills will be particularly well-suited to compete. The sector includes a diverse range of providers, from established service organisations like Affinity Trust and Key Housing Association to new entrants looking to join the prequalification process. Businesses that can effectively showcase their ability to meet unique service requirements and provide continuity in care are encouraged to participate in future contract opportunities.

## Notice

Supported Living Services for Adults living with Learning Disability

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.. 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=JAN342451 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 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 | £31,500,000 |

## 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 |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | AFFINITY TRUST; CORNERSTONE; ENABLE SCOTLAND; KEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION; MARINER SUPPORT AGENCY; MEARS CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN342451

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN342451
  Supported Living Services for Adult with Learning Disability - Supported Living Services for Adults living with Learning Disability

## 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-r6ebe6-0000570174

## Provenance

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