---
title: "Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843710"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "South Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
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# Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

Buyer: South Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843710

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## Summary

South Ayrshire Council procured an individual residential care placement, a social care service for one person. The requirement is described as a placement rather than a broader care service, and the procurement records social and health services as its category. Delivery is in South Ayrshire, around Ayr. The council is the buying organisation and the placement is the sole requirement in this process. This is relevant to care providers able to arrange and deliver an individual residential placement in the local area, rather than suppliers offering general goods, construction or unrelated services. The procurement’s purpose is to secure residential care for an individual; no further care needs or service specification are stated in the available description.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. South Ayrshire Council made a direct award under the Light Touch Regime, without publishing a prior competition; the stated evaluation criterion was price. There was one requirement, awarded to Permissum Care Ltd. The contract value is £574,968.16. It was signed on 4 September 2026; no award date or contract-period dates are recorded. The process attracted one bid, from an SME, submitted electronically. The award and contract relate to the same single placement. No options were recorded. The council’s rationale was that this social care service falls within the Light Touch Regime rules for specified services under Scotland’s public procurement regulations.

For care providers, this award is evidence that South Ayrshire Council buys individual residential placements rather than only commissioning larger, multi-person care packages. A credible competitor would need to be able to identify and sustain a suitable residential placement for an individual, and to deliver the placement locally in South Ayrshire. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement was fulfilled by a smaller provider; the single bid also indicates that an individual placement can be a focused opportunity rather than a large-scale service contract. Price was the stated award criterion, so providers considering similar council requirements would need a commercially competitive offer as well as the capacity to meet the person’s placement needs. The direct-award route used here reflects the Light Touch Regime for this type of social care service.

## Notice

Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

### Procurement Information

Direct award under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) The LTR covers a specific set of rules for certain service contracts, such as contracts for certain social, health, and education services, as defined by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes, and this service is included in Schedule 3 to the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565082 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £574,968 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | AYR |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA7 1DR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM94 South Ayrshire |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Ayr West |
| Westminster constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Delivery location | TLM94 South Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Permissum Care Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565082

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565082
  Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement - Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843710

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