---
title: "Operating of a Craft Cafe in a care home"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840261"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Viewpoint Housing Association"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Operating of a Craft Cafe in a care home

Buyer: Viewpoint Housing Association  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840261

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## Summary

Viewpoint Housing Association procured services to operate a craft café within a care home. The service is delivered at the main site on South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2HG. The requirement covers the operation of the café rather than the construction or supply of a standalone facility. It sits within the social services category, including services intended to support people and communities. Viewpoint Housing Association is the buyer and also acts as a central purchasing body. The care-home setting means the operator’s work is connected to the day-to-day environment and activities of residents. The selected supplier, Impact Arts, is based in Glasgow and is classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Viewpoint Housing Association used a limited procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, stating that a specific operator was unique to the service. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and treated as a single lot, described as an exemption from the procurement process. Impact Arts was awarded the contract. The contract value is £75,000. It was signed on 31 July 2026. The award followed one bid, which was submitted electronically by an SME. The procurement classification is social services (CPV 85320000). The available outcome shows a completed procurement with the contract now active.

For suppliers that did not win, this procurement is evidence of demand for a specialist craft-café operator in a housing association care-home setting. A credible competitor would need to show that it can run this type of service within an occupied care environment, with an operating model suited to residents and the buyer’s site. The procurement rationale indicates that the buyer considered the service capable of being provided by a specific, unique operator, so evidence of distinctive capability will matter more than a generic café offer. Relevant businesses should be able to demonstrate a comparable service proposition, dependable delivery in Edinburgh and the organisational capacity to work with a housing association and care-home community.

## Notice

Operating a craft cafe within a care home.

### Procurement Information

Specific operator unique to this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562392 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Viewpoint Housing Association |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH9 2HG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Southside/Newington |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Impact Arts |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562392

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562392
  Operating of a Craft Cafe in a care home - Operating a craft cafe within a care home.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.viewpoint.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840261

## Provenance

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