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Published 17 Jul 2025, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CE-128-25 - Provision of a Housing Support Service, Hamilton Court & Orchard House, Ayr

Official notice

Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£498,823published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2025awarded 26 Jan 2026
Awarded to Blackwood Homes and Care

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Ayrshire Council is seeking an independent Housing Support Service, for Service Users who live within sheltered housing at Hamilton Court, 57 Castlehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2JB and Orchard House, 35 Mount Oliphant Crescent, Ayr, KA7 3EN. Both locations have mixed sex occupancy, with Service Users being mainly older people.

Landlord responsibilities will remain with West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA). Cleaning of communal and public areas will be undertaken by the Landlord, WSHA

  • Recurrence: May 2030

CPV: Housing services · Miscellaneous services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Yes May 2030Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the accreditations indicated below:

    Tenderers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate to deliver all Supported Living in the Community functions.

    Evidence for this requirement will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · May 2030
First published
17 Jul 2025, 15:03 BST
Last source update
10 Feb 2026, 13:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference
CE-128-25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011867
Classification (CPV)
Housing servicesMiscellaneous services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05616b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Stated within Tender Documents

Publisher note: 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 or regulation 8 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 . Quality Control Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderer’s organisation holds an UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) a copy of the certificate may be requested. OR Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a documented policy regarding quality management, a copy of the policy may be requested. Guidance The policy should set out your organisation's responsibilities for quality management. Demonstrating that your organisation has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by the Chief Executive or equivalent and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation. Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Assurance/Health and Safety Requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderer’s organisation holds an UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001(or equivalent), or if a Tenderers organisation has, within the last twelve months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum, then a copy of the certificate may be requested. OR, Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a policy for health and safety (H&S) management, then a copy of the policy may be requested. Guidance Organisations with less than five employees are not required by law to have a documented policy statement. The need to reduce documentary requirements on micro businesses in particular will be taken into account by the evaluation panel. Your policy should provide evidence that your organisation has a H&S policy that is endorsed by the chief executive officer and that it is regularly reviewed. The policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within your organisation. Your policy should be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation. Environmental Management Standards Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Environmental Management Requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderer’s organisation holds an UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate, then a copy of the certificate may be requested. (SC Ref:823278)

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
21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Aug 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published256 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 13:13 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Feb 2026, 13:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £498,8231 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blackwood Homes and CareSME£498,823 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, Scotland, KA7 1DRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body Ayr

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria