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# Discharge to Assess Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discharge-to-assess-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0556f1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeen City Council: "Discharge to Assess Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,263,704. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeen City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeen-city-council-ons-s12000033)
- **Published Value:** £7,263,704 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,069,764 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0556f1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discharge-to-assess-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0556f1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discharge-to-assess-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0556f1#participate

## Description
Aberdeen City Health & Social Care partnership required a provider to develop and deliver a Discharge to Assess service.  The provider who would develop a stand alone team who would work alongside hospital staff to identify individuals who are medically fit to be discharged but require a period of recovery, assessment and enablement in their own home environment.  The level of need of these individuals would normally indicate that they would require a care home environment.  Following a targeted period of support at home, including overnight support where required, the individual’s need for ongoing support will be assessed and commissioned from existing providers if required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £7,263,704
- **Description:** The Discharge to Assess Service will be developed by a service provider in partnership with Aberdeen Health & Social Care Partnership.  A test of change will be run over a two year period and if, following evaluation, it is deemed to be successful wi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 059231-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **British Red Cross Society**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133360`
  - Value: £7,069,764 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 059231-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,069,764
  - Signed Date: 10/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059231-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-24T11:42:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:53:12.172Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0556f1