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Coming up· published 23 Jun 2025

Care at Home Flexible Framework

Scottish Borders Council · Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scottish Borders Council is planning Care at Home Flexible Framework. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Scottish Borders.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 23 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) · 00:00

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  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

Scottish Borders Council is planning Care at Home Flexible Framework. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Scottish Borders. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.

Public Contracts Scotland published it on 23 June 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000791731. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council is planning a procurement process titled "Care at Home Flexible Framework," aimed at developing care services within the Scottish Borders. This effort falls under the "General public services" category, with the consultation stage currently in progress. Interested parties are encouraged to participate by returning the provided questionnaire by 12 noon on 21st July 2025.

The intended framework will cater to specific needs in the UKM91 region, potentially commencing in late September 2025. This unprecedented consultation exercise, as part of the preliminary phase, is designed to accumulate insights that will aid in the formulation of a versatile framework for care services procurement. The planned yearly expenditure of £12.3 million for 2024/25 highlights the scale of potential business growth for service providers.

About this tender

Consultation exercise to inform development of proposed Care at Home Flexible Framework.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    This Prior Information Notice is for consultation purposes and is not a procurement process at this stage. Scottish Borders Council are seeking expressions of interest and feedback from suitably qualified providers of care services to inform its approach to the procurement of care at home services within the Scottish Borders. The preferred option at this stage is a flexible framework but we are open to consideration of other options..

    Care at home provision in the Scottish Borders currently stands at 6,441 hours per week with 960 clients in total. Forecast expenditure for 2024/25 is 12,300,000GBP.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Domiciliary care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Public Contracts Scotland

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000791731
CPV code
85310000 - Social work services; 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Scottish Borders Council is based in Scottish Borders. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Scottish Borders
Town
Galashiels
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Electoral ward
Selkirkshire
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Delivery area
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
Scottish Borders
Area
Southern Scotland
Country
Scotland
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Scottish Borders Council
Category
Services
Phone
+44 1835824000
Address
Newtown St Boswells, TD6 0SA · Scotland · Scotland

Not stated in the notice: contact.

Call +44 1835824000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Care at Home Flexible Framework

When will the Care at Home Flexible Framework tender open?

Scottish Borders 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.

Who is the buyer for Care at Home Flexible Framework?

Scottish Borders Council, based in Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.
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