--- title: "Residential, respite and nursing care beds" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar" published: "2026-08-21" --- # Residential, respite and nursing care beds Buyer: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522.json) ## Summary Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is procuring residential, respite and nursing care beds for people requiring care provision in the Western Isles. The requirement covers one service package, intended to provide beds across the area rather than goods, construction or consultancy. The council is the buying organisation, based in Stornoway. The service is classified under CPV 85144100, covering residential, respite and nursing care provision. The arrangement supports the council’s public care responsibilities and includes electronic ordering and payment arrangements. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide suitable care-bed capacity in the Western Isles and work with a local authority purchasing service for the duration of the arrangement. The procurement reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure, with bids submitted electronically. It comprises one lot and has an estimated total value of £12,000,000. The contract is described as running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, a 1,080-day period, with no renewal or additional options. The tender submission deadline was 16 October 2026 at 14:00, when bids were also scheduled to be opened and evaluation was due to begin. Award is based on price. Bids had to remain valid for 90 days and be submitted in English. The arrangement is expected to recur in late summer 2029. This opportunity suits care providers able to deliver residential, respite and nursing beds for service users across the Western Isles. Businesses should have the operational capacity to supply beds as part of a local-authority care arrangement, maintain appropriate residential and nursing care provision, and organise delivery across the island area. It may suit established care homes, nursing-care operators and other providers with access to suitable bed capacity and the systems needed to manage referrals, placements and ongoing service delivery. Suppliers must be prepared to compete principally on price and meet the council’s suitability requirements, which are set out in the procurement documents. Bids and contractual communications are conducted electronically, with English required for submissions. ## Notice Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562840 | | Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Late summer 2029 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | | Locality | STORNOWAY | | Postcode area | Outer Hebrides | | Postcode | HS1 2BW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Na h-Eileanan Siar | | Electoral ward | Steòrnabhagh a Deas | | Westminster constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | | Delivery location | TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85144100 - Residential nursing care services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562840 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562840 Residential, respite and nursing care beds - Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000833522 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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