Official UK procurement notice
Aberdeen City Complex Care Services
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAberdeen City Council require a Framework of providers who will be able to deliver high intensity care and support in specialised services for adults with complex care needs.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 24 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
7 yrs from 1 Sept 2024, The exceptional reasons for the increased length of framework is the time required to design, build and commission specialist complex services, and to recruit and train skilled staff. Providers require the stability provided by the length of framework if these are going to invest resources into this work.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£91,584,511
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
The award will be made on technical evaluation only. Budgets for services will be agreed following call off competition or direct award for individual services.
- Shortlisting
- Bidders must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate for the services required. 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 = 10m Public Liability Insurance = 5m (add any others in the same format)
- “Aberdeen City Complex Care Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jun 2024, 09:08 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007946- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e2bFind a Tender
Publisher note: 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. 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. (SC Ref:792232)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jul 2024 → 5 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published5 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 007946-2025-1
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2024
- Value
- £91,584,511
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24bids · 24 electronic · 24 from abroad | 16 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Community Integrated CareFramework contractor
- CornerstoneFramework contractor
- ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way)Framework contractor
- Living Ambitions LtdFramework contractor
- North East Community Care LimitedFramework contractor
- Scottish AutismFramework contractor
- Specialist Resource Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Tanshe LimitedFramework contractor
- The Richmond Fellowship (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- Turning Point ScotlandFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.