Official UK procurement notice
Care at Home Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionArgyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract. Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract.
- Recurrence: January 2027
CPV: Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 12 lots · 13 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Care at Home Services - Mid ArgyllCancelledRenewal
Lot #2Care at Home Services - KintyreCancelledRenewal
Lot #3Care at Home Services - Oban & LornCancelledRenewal
Lot #4Care at Home Services - Helensburgh & LomondCancelledRenewal
Lot #5Care at Home Services - CowalCancelledRenewal
Lot #6Care at Home Services - ButeCancelledRenewal
Lot #7Mobile Team- Mid ArgyllCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
Lot #8Mobile Team - KintyreCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
Lot #9Mobile Team- Oban & LornCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
Lot #10Mobile Team - Helensburgh & LomondCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
Lot #11Mobile Team - CowalCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
Lot #12Mobile Team - ButeCancelledRenewal
The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: 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.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Suitability
Bidders must have the required Care Inspectorate registration to deliver the service.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated.
Financial sustainability.
Minimum: Insurances: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5m GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5m GBP Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 2m GBP Financial Status: To establish the financial standing of a bidder, the Council will firstly consider an independent risk report. If… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: One example of prior relevant experience, including description of the service, value, dates to and from and details of the customer.
- “Care at Home 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
- Yes · January 2027
- First published
- 4 Oct 2023, 08:51 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 May 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081485- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407afFind a Tender
Publisher note: For Lots 1 - 6, a nominal value of 1.00 GBP per lot is published, this reflects that we are unable to anticipate the total spend in each lot of the contract. The total contract value for the full term is expected to be around 48m GBP. The term Flexible Framework is used throughout the ITT to describe a bespoke contract that is in line with the Scottish Government’s Guidance on the Procurement of Care and Support Services which complements statutory guidance produced under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (‘the Act’). This includes guidance specifically on the procurement for wider health or social care services referred to as the ‘light-touch’ regime introduced for certain services. (SC Ref:780023)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Nov 2023 → 10 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected9 Nov 2023
- Bids opened16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until14 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published319 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2024- Status changed to active15 Apr 2024, 16:59 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Apr 2024, 16:59 BST
- Deadline published: 16 May 2024, 12:00 BST15 Apr 2024, 16:59 BST
- Deadline moved to 23 May 2024, 12:00 BST8 May 2024, 08:49 BST+7 days · was 16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 16 May 2024 | 23 May 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 14 Aug 2024 | 21 Aug 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 16 May 2024 | 23 May 2024 | +7 d |
To give bidders additional time to consider their response in light of lead time/amended contract start date.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 4 Oct 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £943,043, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Mobile Team - Helensburgh & Lomond
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Team - Cowal
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Team- Oban & Lorn
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Bute
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Mobile Team- Mid Argyll
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Team - Kintyre
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Team - Bute
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Mid Argyll
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Kintyre
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Oban & Lorn
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Helensburgh & Lomond
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Care at Home Services - Cowal
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Care at Home Services - Mid Argyll | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Care at Home Services - Kintyre | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Care at Home Services - Oban & Lorn | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Care at Home Services - Helensburgh & Lomond | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 5 · Care at Home Services - Cowal | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Care at Home Services - Bute | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Mobile Team- Mid Argyll | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 8 · Mobile Team - Kintyre | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 9 · Mobile Team- Oban & Lorn | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 10 · Mobile Team - Helensburgh & Lomond | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 11 · Mobile Team - Cowal | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 12 · Mobile Team - Bute | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dunoon Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
13 commercial parties on the notice- Argyll Homecare LtdFramework contractor
- COWAL CARE SERVICES LtdFramework contractor
- Care4Life Services LtdFramework contractor
- CareplusFramework contractor
- Carers Direct LimitedFramework contractor
- Carr GommFramework contractor
- Cera Care Operations (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- DB Effusive Care LTDFramework contractor
- Joan's Carers LtdFramework contractor
- Premier HealthcareFramework contractor
Show 3 more suppliers
- Quality Care Scotland LtdFramework contractor
- TDM Consulting LtdFramework contractor
- Trust Housing Association LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.