Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNAC and The North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership wish to work in partnership with providers to deliver a high-quality care and support service within two Supported Accommodation Housing sites in North Ayrshire. Both sites are owned by North Ayrshire Council.
The Supported Accommodation Housing sites within the scope of this service are: -
-Lot 1: Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry (15 units: 12 x 1 bed & 3x 2 bed plus staff base)
-Lot 2: Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan (13 units: 13x1 bed plus staff base)
The supported accommodation service is for adults aged 18 years and over with either a Learning Disability, Physical or Sensory Disability, or Mental Health difficulty. The service provides vulnerable people with access to on-site 24/7 personal and social care support, community health and housing support services.
The scope of the service will encompass support to manage and maintain a tenancy providing personalised supports to individuals; and to achieve individual outcomes aligned to personal support plans.
Support will include:-
-Personal Care
-Housing Support
-Other practical support required to maintain their tenancy
The contract will be let on The North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership Standard Terms and Conditions.
The total budget for this requirement will be 15,296,039.20 GBP. The contract will be in place for a total of 10 years, initially for a 4-year period, with an option to extend by 72 months.
The applicable regulations will be The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Light touch regime for services.
- How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
CPV: Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry
Lot 1: Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry (15 units: 12 x 1 bed & 3x 2 bed plus staff base)
The Service will support Service Users safely in the community to access social, vocational, recreational, and other activities. Additional information: Referring to II.2.7 Duration - The contract will be in place for a total of 10 years, initially for a 4-year period, with an option to extend by 72 months.
Lot #2Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan
Lot 2: Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan (13 units: 13x1 bed plus staff base)
The Service will support Service Users safely in the community to access social, vocational, recreational, and other activities. Additional information: Referring to II.2.7 Duration - The contract will be in place for a total of 10 years, initially for a 4-year period, with an option to extend by 72 months.
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).
This procurement is based on a 100% quality ratio. Please see PCS-Tender for further information.
The contract will be in place for a potential of 10 years, initially for a 4-year period, with an option to extend by 72 months.
- Technical & professional ability
The bidder is enrolled in the relevant trade registers kept in its country of establishment, bidders must be registered with Companies House or equivalent.
Bidders must be registered with The Care Inspectorate as both Housing Support with Care at Home and will maintain registration throughout the duration of the contract.
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 below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5M GBP in respect of any one event
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗
Public Liability Insurance 10M GBP in respect of any one event
- Shortlisting
- Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover the last 3 years: -Lot 1 – Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry, KA24 5FA - 1,126,050.12 GBP -Lot 2 – Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, KA22 8EP - 1,168,355.76 GBP Bidders who can't meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from the process. Where turnover information is not available, the bidder must state the date which they were set up or started trading.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2025, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Authority reference
NAC/5213- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077807- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055829Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:817002)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published335 days ago27 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry1 award | |||
| Cornerstone Community Care | £7,527,212 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan1 award | |||
| Key Housing Association Limited | £7,810,009 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry · Cornerstone Community Care
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2025
- Value
- £7,527,212
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan · Key Housing Association Limited
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2025
- Value
- £7,810,009
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cornerstone Community CareAwarded supplier
- Key Housing AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.