--- title: "Award of Contract for the Provision of a Carers Centre" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Renfrewshire Council" published: "2026-09-29" --- # Award of Contract for the Provision of a Carers Centre Buyer: Renfrewshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239.json) ## Summary Renfrewshire Council commissioned a carers centre service for adult and young carers who live in Renfrewshire. The centre provides a hub to coordinate and deliver support tailored to each carer, aimed at improving wellbeing and achieving personal outcomes. Services can include information and advice, adult carer support plans, counselling and mental health support, support groups, training, breaks for carers, volunteering, development work, partnership working and one-to-one support. This is a social care and support service, delivered in Renfrewshire. The requirement covers both adult and young carers and combines direct support with coordination and partnership activity. The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Renfrewshire Carers Centre. The council used a negotiated procedure without a prior call for competition, citing continuity for people already using the service and the rules for social and other specific services. The stated rationale also refers to the absence of competition for technical reasons. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and is active, with an awarded value of £1,145,156.25. The published process gives no award date or contract period. The service was procured as a single lot. Evaluation criteria are not described beyond the procedure and legal basis. This award shows demand for an integrated carers support service in Renfrewshire, combining individualised advice and planning with counselling, mental health support, groups, training, breaks, volunteering and partnership work. A credible provider for a future requirement would need to coordinate a broad offer around adult and young carers’ wellbeing and personal outcomes, while delivering direct support locally and working with partner organisations. Experience supporting carers across these service types, and the capacity to sustain a joined-up centre or hub, would be commercially relevant. Renfrewshire Carers Centre, an SME, was selected through a negotiated procedure without a prior competition, with continuity for existing service users cited as the reason. The buyer’s stated rationale also identifies technical reasons for the absence of competition. ## Notice The Service under the Contract will provide a hub for the co-ordination and provision of a range of supports for adult and young carers who reside in Renfrewshire. The aim of the service is to support carers in their caring role through a range of services which address their holistic wellbeing needs and progress their individual personal outcomes. Support will be individualised to each carer and services may include: - Information and advice - Adult Carer Support Plans - Counselling and mental health support - Support groups - Training to Carers - Breaks for Carers - Volunteering - Development Work, - Partnership Working and - Individual Support. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The procurement process for this Contract was conducted as a Negotiated Procedure without prior publication in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, as amended, for Social and Other Specific Services and in accordance with the Renfrewshire Council Standing Orders Relating to Contracts. This new Contract will provide continuity for people currently accessing the service through the current Contract. ### Procurement Information The procurement process for this Contract was conducted as a Negotiated Procedure without prior publication in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, as amended, for Social and Other Specific Services and in accordance with the Renfrewshire Council Standing Orders Relating to Contracts. This new Contract will provide continuity for people currently accessing the service through the current Contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565479 | | Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) | | 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 | 29 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 | £1,145,156 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Renfrewshire Council | | Locality | PAISLEY | | Postcode area | Paisley | | Postcode | PA1 1JB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | | Local authority | Renfrewshire | | Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central | | Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | | Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Renfrewshire Carers Centre | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565479 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565479 Award of Contract for the Provision of a Carers Centre - The Service under the Contract will provide a hub for the co-ordination and provision of a range of supports for adult and young carers who reside in Renfrewshire. The aim of the service is to support carers in their caring role through a range of services which address their holistic wellbeing needs and progress their individual personal outcomes. Support will be individualised to each carer and services may include: - Information and advice - Adult Carer Support Plans - Counselling and mental health support - Support groups - Training to Carers - Breaks for Carers - Volunteering - Development Work, - Partnership Working and - Individual Support. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844239.json.