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title: "North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000809235"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-23"
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# North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000809235

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## Summary

This contracts summary highlights a recent procurement process managed by North Ayrshire Council, focused on the "Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25". The council is based in Irvine, UKM93, with the process covering services in the "General public services" industry category. The tender, published on 23rd September 2025, is at the Award stage and encompasses a comprehensive spending programme from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, totalling approximately £8,858,427.15. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure, allowing various suppliers to bid electronically, highlighting the council's initiative to maintain transparency and competitiveness.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities for suppliers within the social care services sector. Large-scale organisations particularly focused on providing social care services, children's residential care, secure care, community meals, technology-enabled care goods, and agency workers services are well-suited to participate and compete. By engaging in frameworks like these, businesses can build strong partnerships with government bodies, secure stable and robust revenue flows, and enhance their operational capacities and reputations within the industry.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 1121 Childrens Residential - Ardfern Ltd Ta Ardfern Learning Centre Ta Ardfern School, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child And Family Services, Crossreach (the Operating Name For The Church Of Scotland Social Care Council), Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Phoenix Abbey Limited, Royal Blind Asylum And School Edinburgh T/a Sight Scotland, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (training) Limited, St Philips School Plains, The Mungo Foundation and The Scottish Centre For Children With Motor Impairments - 6,656,589.53GBP 1020 Fostering - Barnardo's and Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd - 235,477.36GBP 1918 Care Homes For Adults LD Inc Autism - Capability Scotland, Consensus Support Services Limited, Cygnet (oe) Limited, Deanston House Limited (Swanton Care and Community) and Sanctuary Care (combined) Limited - 435,759.04GBP 2018 Community Meals - Apetito Limited - 63,359.35GBP 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services - Abbeycare (UK) Limited, RAM 225 Limited and The Jericho Benedictine Society - 100,688.52GBP 0219 Secure Care Services - Good Shepherd Centre and Kibble Education & Care Centre - 815,275.68GBP 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods - Cair (UK) Ltd and Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited Trading as Tunstall Electronics - 232,421.50GBP 1721 Social Care Agency Workers - Independent Clinical Services Limited T/a Scottish Nursing and Guild, Search Consultancy Ltd - 147,054.92GBP 1922 Community Meals - Apetito - 171,801.25GBP

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539823 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,858,427 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 34 |
| Supplier names | ABBEYCARE (UK; APETITO; ARDFERN; ASPRIS (TROUP HOUSE; BARNARDO'S; CAIR (UK; CAPABILITY SCOTLAND; CARE VISIONS; COMMON THREAD; COMPASS CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES; CONSENSUS SUPPORT; CROSSREACH; CYGNET HEALTH CARE; FOSTERPLUS; GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE; HARMENY EDUCATION TRUST; INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SERVICES; INSPIRE SCOTLAND; KIBBLE EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE; MOORE HOUSE SCHOOL; ORCHARD COTTAGE CARE; PHOENIX ABBEY; RAM 225; ROYAL BLIND ASYLUM AND SCHOOL EDINBURGH T/A SIGHT SCOTLAND; SANCTUARY CARE; SCOTTISH AUTISM; SEARCH CONSULTANCY; SPARK OF GENIUS (TRAINING; ST PHILIPS CARE; SWANTON CARE AND COMMUNITY; THE JERICHO BENEDICTINE SOCIETY; THE MUNGO FOUNDATION; THE SCOTTISH CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS; TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75110000 - General public services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539823

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539823
  North Ayrshire Council, Annual Cumulative Award Notice, Scotland Excel Social Care Framework Spend 24/25 - North Ayrshire Council are publishing an annual Cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against Scotland Excel Social Care Frameworks for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, as listed below. This Contract Notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works which an Award Notice would have been published at the time of award. 1121 Childrens Residential - Ardfern Ltd Ta Ardfern Learning Centre Ta Ardfern School, Aspris Scotland Limited, Care Visions Group Limited, Common Thread Limited, Compass Child And Family Services, Crossreach (the Operating Name For The Church Of Scotland Social Care Council), Harmeny Education Trust Ltd, Inspire Scotland Ltd, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Moore House School Limited, Orchard Cottage Care Ltd, Phoenix Abbey Limited, Royal Blind Asylum And School Edinburgh T/a Sight Scotland, Scottish Autism, Spark Of Genius (training) Limited, St Philips School Plains, The Mungo Foundation and The Scottish Centre For Children With Motor Impairments - 6,656,589.53GBP 1020 Fostering - Barnardo's and Fosterplus (Fostercare) Ltd - 235,477.36GBP 1918 Care Homes For Adults LD Inc Autism - Capability Scotland, Consensus Support Services Limited, Cygnet (oe) Limited, Deanston House Limited (Swanton Care and Community) and Sanctuary Care (combined) Limited - 435,759.04GBP 2018 Community Meals - Apetito Limited - 63,359.35GBP 0123 Residential Rehabilitation Alcohol and Drugs Services - Abbeycare (UK) Limited, RAM 225 Limited and The Jericho Benedictine Society - 100,688.52GBP 0219 Secure Care Services - Good Shepherd Centre and Kibble Education & Care Centre - 815,275.68GBP 0622 Technology Enabled Care Goods - Cair (UK) Ltd and Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited Trading as Tunstall Electronics - 232,421.50GBP 1721 Social Care Agency Workers - Independent Clinical Services Limited T/a Scottish Nursing and Guild, Search Consultancy Ltd - 147,054.92GBP 1922 Community Meals - Apetito - 171,801.25GBP

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000809235

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