Coming up· published 10 Jul 2025
2025 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Council · Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeenshire Council is planning this contract. It is a framework for extra care housing in Aberdeen City.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 10 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Aberdeenshire Council is planning this contract. It is a framework for extra care housing in Aberdeen City. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £198,314,000.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 10 July 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000804013. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Aberdeenshire Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process that aims to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire. This tender falls under the general public services category and is set to support individuals aged 16 and over, with varying needs, to live independently.
The contracting process is focused on creating flexible and outcome-oriented services for personal care, support, and housing assistance. The delivery will primarily take place in various settings within Aberdeenshire, including single occupancy homes and shared accommodations. Key dates include the future notice date scheduled for 26th September 2025, which will provide further information about the tendering process.
The estimated contract value is £198,314,000, distributed over four years. The nature of the services required makes it ideal for service providers who can operate in dispersed, shared, and multi-occupational settings with a strong emphasis on co-produced contractual outcomes.
About this tender
Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of Support at Home Services for people who meet eligibility criteria aged 16 years and over with a range of needs, who require assistance through support to live independently and to develop, regain or retain their daily living skills, through provision of personal care, personal support and/or housing support, providing the right care and support in the right place.
Accommodation-based services will be provided to adults with substantial and critical levels of need linked to eligibility criteria that are principal householders in tenancies in a range of settings that include dispersed single occupancy properties; shared tenancies; houses of multiple occupation; and core and cluster, project-based and extra-care model resources. Services will be commissioned under flexible and responsive, co-produced contractual arrangements that are outcome focused.
The outcomes should be meaningful and measurable and help in the maintenance or development of skills and independence and promote community connections and social inclusion.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Extra Care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £198,314,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000804013
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Town
- Aberdeen
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Electoral ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Constituency
- Aberdeen North
- Delivery area
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Area
- North Eastern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Sean Watson
- Phone
- +44 1467539600
- Address
- Aberdeen, AB16 5GB · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- 2025 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire -…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- Api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000804013 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about this tender
When will the 2025 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home… tender open?
Aberdeenshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the 2025 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home… contract worth?
The estimated value is £198,314,000.
Who is the buyer for 2025 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home…?
Aberdeenshire Council, based in Aberdeen City, Scotland. The named contact is Sean Watson, on +44 1467539600.
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