National Care Home Contract (Annual Variation)

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Awarded value£46,339,777published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSA +7 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Annual Minute of Variation to National Care Home Contract

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Annual Minute of Variation to National Care Home Contract ('NCHC') 2026/27Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen City

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
Last source update: 20 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-035612
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068646 Find 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: Absence of competition as all Services available under contract.

Publisher note: Not all providers are registered on Public Contracts Scotland and are therefore listed below: Northcote Lodge Trust Pepperwood Care (Management) Limited Retcare Limited Simeon Care for the Elderly Trustees of Summerhill (SC Ref:829804)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £46,339,7771 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 233 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSASME, Belsize Healthcare, Care Concern Group, Care UK, Caring Homes Healthcare Limited, HC-ONE LIMITED +3 morejoint award	£46,339,777 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035612-2026-NCHC-1 · Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSASME, Belsize Healthcare, Care Concern Group, Care UK, Caring Homes Healthcare Limited, HC-ONE LIMITED +3 more
Signed
6 Apr 2026
Value
£46,339,777
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
23bids · 0 electronic · 23 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeen City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberdeen Sherriff CourtReview body AberdeenContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSAAwarded supplier 38 Castle St, Abeerdeen, Scotland, AB11 5YU
Barchester HealthcareAwarded supplier Kings lodge, 28 Church Street, Epsom, UK, KT17 4QB
Belsize HealthcareAwarded supplier 2nd Floor The Priory , Stomp Road, Burnham, Scotland, SL1 7LW
Care Concern GroupAwarded supplier 6th Floor St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, UK, EC3R 6HD
Care UKAwarded supplier Connaught House, 850 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, UK, CO4 9QB
Caring Homes Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier Bradbury House, 830 The Crescent, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9YQ
HC-OneAwarded supplier Southgate House, Archer Street, Darlington, UK, DL3 6AH
Holmes care Group ScotlandAwarded supplier 228 St Mary's Lane, Upminster, UK, RM14 3DH
Renaissance Care LtdAwarded supplier Suite 5, 1st Floor, Stuart House, Eskmills Musselburgh, Musselburgh, Scotland, EH21 7PB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.