Awarded· 11 Sept 2025
Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement
South Ayrshire Council · South Ayrshire, Scotland
South Ayrshire Council has awarded Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in South Ayrshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 24 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Thrive Care Scotland
2025
Award notice published
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
South Ayrshire Council has awarded Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in South Ayrshire. The contract went to Thrive Care Scotland. It was awarded on 11 September 2025. The contract value is £401,700.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 24 September 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000811121.
Summary of the contracting process
South Ayrshire Council has completed a procurement process titled "Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement" for a young person, falling under the services industry category. This contract is specifically related to general public services and has been carried out within the locality of Ayr, UK. The process was conducted using a limited procurement method, specifically under the Light Touch Regime as per the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The contract was signed on 11th September 2025 and is valued at GBP 401,700. The procurement stage for this contract is complete, with the main procurement category being services. Thrive Care Scotland Limited, an SME, has been awarded this contract, highlighting the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises to successfully secure contracts under the Light Touch Regime.
The direct award procedure used in this instance allows for niche service providers to engage and secure contracts with public organisations.
About this tender
This award relates to the Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement for a Young Person
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Complete
This procurement relates to Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement for a young person.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Thrive Care Scotland
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £401,700
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000811121
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Town
- Kilmarnock
- Postcode
- KA7 1DR
- Electoral ward
- Ayr West
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
- Delivery area
- South Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- South Ayrshire
- Area
- Southern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- South Ayrshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Phone
- +44 3001230900
- Address
- Ayr, KA7 1DR · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: contact.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Thrive Care Scotland
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement - This award relates to the Provision of an Individual…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- South-ayrshire.gov.uksouth-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000811121 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement
Who won the Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement contract?
South Ayrshire Council awarded the contract to Thrive Care Scotland on 11 September 2025.
How much is the Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £401,700.
Who is the buyer for Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement?
South Ayrshire Council, based in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
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