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title: "Family First Stop - Charles Brownlee"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000793659"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-18"
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# Family First Stop - Charles Brownlee

Buyer: SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000793659

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## Summary

South Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract titled "Family First Stop – Charles Brownlee" in the General Public Services category, aimed at providing supported accommodation services to homeless households. This procurement process falls under the Services industry category and is located in Hamilton, Scotland (UKM95). The contract was awarded on 17th March 2025 through a negotiated tendering procedure without prior publication due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The procurement method used is a limited procedure, as documented under the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts. The total value of the contract is £1,104,833.02, and the process has reached the Award stage.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in providing emergency and supported accommodation services. Particularly, large firms with expertise in delivering holistic and client-centred services aimed at supporting homeless individuals and preventing repeat homelessness would find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. South Lanarkshire Council's choice of Blue Triangle as the supplier highlights the importance of having requisite experience and technical capabilities in this niche service sector. This contract underscores the demand for specialised providers capable of delivering essential social care services, creating growth opportunities for businesses operating in this domain.

## Notice

The key objectives at Family First Stop - Charles Brownlee is to provide a flexible, holistic and client centred approach to service provision, for service users assessed as requiring accommodation in a Supported Accommodation environment. The aim of the service is to support homeless households to resolve their homelessness, prevent repeat homelessness and sustain appropriate temporary and permanent accommodation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The primary aim of the service is to provide safe and secure emergency first stop accommodation for homeless individuals or couples or households with children, and where appropriate, ensure that their housing support needs are met within the accommodation.

### Procurement Information

The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1 (b), 10.4a (i) and 10.4a (iv) of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason:- The works, services or supplies can be supplied by only one suitable contractor because competition is absent for technical reasons and no alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Standing Order 10.4a (i) In the opinion of the Executive Director the needs of the individual(s) concerned would be best met by a particular Provider; and Standing Order 10.4a (iv) there are special circumstances such as ownership of land or property, geographic locations or particular skills or experience of providers of social care which limit the choice to one provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526258 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Mar 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 | £1,104,833 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML3 0AA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton North and East |
| Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley |
| Delivery location | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLUE TRIANGLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526258

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526258
  Family First Stop - Charles Brownlee - The key objectives at Family First Stop - Charles Brownlee is to provide a flexible, holistic and client centred approach to service provision, for service users assessed as requiring accommodation in a Supported Accommodation environment. The aim of the service is to support homeless households to resolve their homelessness, prevent repeat homelessness and sustain appropriate temporary and permanent accommodation.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000793659

## Provenance

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