Coming up· published 20 May 2025
Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation
North Ayrshire Council · North Ayrshire, Scotland
North Ayrshire Council is planning Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in North Ayrshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 20 May 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
North Ayrshire Council is planning Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in North Ayrshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £15,296,039. It is split across 2 lots.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 20 May 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000799292. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
North Ayrshire Council is planning a procurement process for the "Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation" in the region of UKM93, specifically at Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry and Castlecraigs Court, Ardrossan. The process is currently in the planning stage with an anticipated publication date on PCS-Tender set for 2 June 2025, and the services are expected to commence on 1 April 2026.
Interested providers are invited to express their interest and submit their completed questionnaire by 30 May 2025. The procurement involves services in the General public services category and holds significant importance for the care and support of adults with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Physical & Sensory Disabilities. The procurement value is estimated at £15,296,039.20, offering a promising avenue for business growth within the public services sector.
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About this tender
North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") are looking to notify the market of a potential future contract opportunity for a provider(s) to deliver care and support for Adults with a Learning Disability, Mental Health and Physical & Sensory Disability within 2 established North Ayrshire Council owned supported accommodation developments. Residents in both lots hold their own tenancy agreement with North Ayrshire Council.
This will be split into two lots: Lot 1 - Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry, KA24 5FA Lot 2 - Castlecraigs Curt, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, Ka22 8EP The anticipated date for publication on PCS-Tender is 2 June 2025, with the start date of 1 April 2026. For additional information, please refer to the questionnaire attached.
NAC welcomes expressions of interest from service providers, by completing the questionnaire attached and returning to laurakeane@north-ayrshire.gov.uk before close of business on Friday 30 May 2025.
Lots (2)
- 01
Bessie Dunlop Court, DalryPlanned
The Service will be delivered from the staff base in each Supported Accommodation development and within the community. Flexibility in service delivery will be required taking into account individual circumstances. The Service Provider is commissioned to provide an allocated number of care and support hours for the site.
Further information can be found in the attached document.
- 02
Lot 2 - Castlecriags Court, ArdrossanPlanned
The Service will be delivered from the staff base in each Supported Accommodation development and within the community. Flexibility in service delivery will be required taking into account individual circumstances. The Service Provider is commissioned to provide an allocated number of care and support hours for the site.
Further information can be found in the attached document.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 2
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
- £15,296,039
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-r6ebe6-0000799292
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- North Ayrshire
- Town
- Kilmarnock
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Electoral ward
- Irvine South
- Constituency
- Central Ayrshire
- Delivery area
- North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Area
- Southern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- North Ayrshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Laura Keane
- Address
- Irvine, KA12 8EE · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Questionnairepubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation - North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") are…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-r6ebe6-0000799292 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation
When will the Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation tender open?
North Ayrshire 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 Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation contract worth?
The estimated value is £15,296,039, split across 2 lots.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Supported Living Service within Supported Accommodation?
North Ayrshire Council, based in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The named contact is Laura Keane.
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