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title: "LD Close Care And Support Blackburnhall Gardens Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000622225"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2020-06-12"
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# LD Close Care And Support Blackburnhall Gardens Service

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000622225

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## Summary

The procurement process involves West Lothian Council, which has awarded a contract titled "LD Close Care And Support Blackburnhall Gardens Service." This service, located in Livingston, England, is part of the public services industry and aims to provide close care for individuals with learning disabilities and complex health needs. The procurement method was a limited tender, conducted as a direct award due to the urgent needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract was signed on 29 May 2020, with an active status and a total value of £198,831. It specifically addresses the need for one-to-one care support for two male adults within Blackburnhall Gardens, Bathgate, operating under extreme urgency circumstances.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those offering specialised care services for individuals with disabilities and complex health needs. Companies with experience in providing social care or healthcare support services, especially those familiar with emergency operations and adapting to urgent demands, would be well-suited to participate in such contracts. The limited nature of the procurement process suggests that there may be further opportunities for providers capable of demonstrating their ability to meet ongoing care requirements in a challenging context, which is crucial as the impact of the pandemic continues to evolve.

## Notice

Close care service provision for two male adults with medium to significant learning disabilities and complex physical / health care needs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

West Lothian Council have a continuing requirement for close care service provision , the aim which is to enable a high standard of care and support for two male adults with medium to significant learning disabilities and complex physical / health care needs. One to one care and support is required at Blackburnhall Gardens, Bathgate West Lothian within a tenancy for individuals who have been identified by West Lothian Council as requiring such support. As the full impact of COVID 19 is unknown in terms of both West Lothian's workforce and that the provider, to ensure continuity of care for service users during this period, it is proposed that a direct award is made to the incumbent service provider for a period of six months.. This is a direct award following approval by the Chief Executive and Depute Chief Executive in absence of the West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership Contracts Advisory Group due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Please note that there is no price/quality award criteria. Whilst the aggregated total value is GBp 1,093,571, the proposed contract extension of 6 months is GB 99,416

### Procurement Information

The Council needs to respond immediately to the ongoing COVID-19 consequences with staff for example being diverted from their normal duties and the events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable and could not have been predicted. The present situation is not attributable to the contracting authority in any way and as with council staff employed in other capacities it is not possible to comply with the usual timescales in the 2015 Regulations. There is also no known available framework whereby a call off contract under an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system could be undertaken. The Council therefore perceive that the extreme urgency factors within Section 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 have been met and with a duty to ensure that there is service provision for vulnerable persons, it is proposed that a direct award is made for a period of six months as the full impact of COVID 19 is unknown in terms of both our own workforce and that of service providers. This will allow time for tendering activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388201 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 May 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £198,831 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388201

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN388201
  LD Close Care And Support Blackburnhall Gardens Service - Close care service provision for two male adults with medium to significant learning disabilities and complex physical / health care needs.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000622225
- https://westlothian.gov.uk

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