Estimated Value
Up to £592,574
Deadline
Not specified
Published
27 August 2025
Type
services
Overview
This award relates to a Carer Respite Service as defined by the Carers Scotland Act 2016 which came into effect on 1 April 2018 and is designed to support Carers’ health and wellbeing, helping them to remain in their caring roles and be able to manage their own life alongside their caring responsibilities.
Key points
- A duty to develop and offer an adult Carer support plan ; to someone who is identified as a Carer. The support plan must include contingency planning and support Carers to meet their personal outcomes
- A duty to set out and publish local eligibility criteria including recognition that support shall be provided if the eligible criteria are met
- A duty to provide support to Carers who have eligible needs including consideration for short breaks from caring
- Publish a short break statement
- Provide Carers with information and advice services
- Put in place support for Carers at the point of hospital discharge
- Involve both adult and young Carers in the planning of services
- Develop a local adult’s Carer strategy A Carer is anyone of any age who provides or intends to provide unpaid support and care for another person. They may care for someone who has a terminal illness, disability, a long-term condition, and mental health challenges or is affected by addiction. Adult Carers and Young Carers in Scotland provide invaluable support to family, friends, and neighbours that they care for. The Partnership recognises the importance of supporting Adult Carers and Young Carers to remain in their caring roles and to be able to manage their own life alongside their caring responsibilities. The Service is care provided to the cared-for person (Service Users), which replaces care normally given by Carers, and which is provided as a form of support to Carers so the Carers can have a break from caring. This may include “replacement care”.
Regulations cited
- Carers Scotland Act 2016
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Award Details
Crossroads (South Ayrshire) Care Attendant Scheme
£592,574
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Voluntary Action South Ayrshire
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Nov 2025£767,941
total awarded
- 2
Thrive Care Scotland Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 25 Sept 2025£803,400
total awarded
- 3
RAMH
1 contract wonlatest 23 Sept 2026£1m
total awarded
- 4
Permissum Care Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 23 Sept 2026£574,968
total awarded
- 5
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
1 contract wonlatest 30 Apr 2026£471,714
total awarded
Voluntary Action South Ayrshire is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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South Ayrshire CouncilKey Dates
Published
27 August 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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