Official UK procurement notice
HH108-26-TW08 Adult Social Care Bespoke Services
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1: Inverness Enhanced Responder Service (ERS). This is an adult social care service, delivered by a collaboration of registered care providers to deliver care and support to individuals being discharged from hospital.
Lot 2: Inverness Overnight Service (SOS). This is an adult social care service, delivered by a collaboration of registered care providers to deliver overnight care to older adults living in their own home.
Lot 3: Waking Night Responder Service (WNRS). This is an adult social care service, in Inverness, delivered by a collaboration of registered supported living providers to provide a care and support to younger adults with overnight care needs.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Inverness Enhanced Responder Service (ERS)
Inverness Enhanced Responder Service (ERS). This is an adult social care service, delivered by a collaboration of registered care providers to deliver care and support to individuals being discharged from hospital.
Lot #2Inverness Overnight Service (SOS)
Inverness Overnight Service (SOS). This is an adult social care service, delivered by a collaboration of registered care providers to deliver overnight care to older adults living in their own home.
Lot #3Waking Night Responder Service (WNRS)
Waking Night Responder Service (WNRS). This is an adult social care service, in Inverness, delivered by a collaboration of registered supported living providers to provide a care and support to younger adults with overnight care needs.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- 23 Jun 2026, 11:08 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 11:08 BST
- Authority reference
HH108-26-TW08- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058847- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bad3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Services are delivered in a collaboration by providers who are part of existing frameworks. These frameworks are advertised. Providers delivering Lot 1, 2 and 3 were selected from the existing framework by responding to a previous expression of interest offer to all the providers on the relevant framework.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:835320)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Inverness Enhanced Responder Service (ERS)1 award | |||
| Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSME, Richmond Fellowshiop ScotlandSME, The Lifeways GroupSMEjoint award | £250,830 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Inverness Overnight Service (SOS)1 award | |||
| Castle Care (Scotland)LtdSME, Eildon LtdSME, Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSMEjoint award | £259,890 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Waking Night Responder Service (WNRS)1 award | |||
| Castle Care (Scotland)LtdSME, Eildon LtdSME, Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSME, Highland Home Carers LtdSMEjoint award | £1,033,448 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Inverness Enhanced Responder Service (ERS) · Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSME, Richmond Fellowshiop ScotlandSME, The Lifeways GroupSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £250,830
- Status
- active
Inverness Overnight Service (SOS) · Castle Care (Scotland)LtdSME, Eildon LtdSME, Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £259,890
- Status
- active
Waking Night Responder Service (WNRS) · Castle Care (Scotland)LtdSME, Eildon LtdSME, Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustSME, Highland Home Carers LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,033,448
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- Castle Care (Scotland)LtdAwarded supplier
- Eildon LtdAwarded supplier
- Gateway - Highland Homeless TrustAwarded supplier
- Highland Home Carers LtdAwarded supplier
- Richmond Fellowshiop ScotlandAwarded supplier
- The Lifeways GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.