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Care at Home Services

Argyll and Bute Council

Estimated Value

£1 – £943,043

Deadline

Not specified

Published

10 December 2025

Type

services

ScotlandGBopenCPV: 85300000
CategoryHealth & social care

Overview

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Regulations cited

  • Scotland Act 2013
  • Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Additional details

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The purpose of the teams is to provide a “front end” to care at home services by providing a rapid response to the request for Care at Home services within the lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Argyll and Bute Council are developing a Flexible Framework of providers to deliver Care at Home Services primarily for adults with physical disabilities (age 16+) and older people (age 65+) under Options 2, 3 and 4 of the Social Care (Self Directed Support) Scotland Act 2013. Replacement Care for the purpose of a Short Break for the carer in not in scope of this contract.

Live-in Services are not in scope of this contract. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

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Argyll and Bute Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders61
Total spend£28,198,531
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Published

10 December 2025

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