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Published 30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2026 - Aberdeenshire - Discharge to Assess (D2A)

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£957,432exc. VAT5.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Awarded to The British Red Cross

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Discharge to Assess (D2A) is a core component of the Discharge without Delay (DwD) national programme in Scotland.

DwD supports a “Home First” approach, where discharge is planned early and delay is avoided by making D2A the default model for assessment and care planning where possible.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Discharge to Assess service would be implemented in the following areas:…Published value£957,432

The Discharge to Assess service would be implemented in the following areas: Formartine, Garioch and Buchan plus those registered with the two general practices in Fraserburgh. It will involve the commissioning of a social care provider to work collaboratively with Occupational Therapy (OT) and Enablement and Support Coordinators (ESC) employed to support the commissioned social care provider to deliver D2A in the above areas. The model will mostly target people admitted to acute wards and look to support people home from our emergency department in ARI (ED).

The aim is to reduce ongoing care requirements, avoiding unnecessary lengthy hospital admissions, by maximising independence and enabling people to remain in their own homes. The commissioned care-at-home offer will support safe discharge and short-term reablement, including personal care; moving and handling/transfers; meal preparation/provision; medication administration/support; and overnight support where required.

Delivery: Scotland

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Quality: Price XX:XX (see Tender Overview)

Shortlisting
PCS-T Question 4A.2 - Care Inspectorate Registration Bidder must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate for the services required. PCS-T Question 4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described. A minimum of two examples will be required. In the case of an FTS notice: General statement regarding Exclusion Grounds: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2026, 14:19 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099532
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7da Find a Tender

Publisher note: Credit Checks 1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71 - 100 Very Low Risk – Accept 51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept 30 - 50 Moderate Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk – Reject. *The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject). 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. Insurance It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s Liability Insurance = GBP10m Public Liability Insurance = GBP5m has context menu (SC Ref:846290)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Sept 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline51 days ago
    2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published2 days ago
    21 Oct 2026, 14:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2026, 14:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £907,4321 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The British Red Cross£907,432 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeenshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeenshire Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • British Red CrossAwarded supplier 1 Smithhills Street, Paisley, UK, PA1 1EAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.