Contract award · 6 Apr 2026

National Care Home Contract (Annual Variation)

Aberdeen City Council awarded a contract to Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSA, Barchester Healthcare, Belsize Healthcare for £46.3m. Awarded…

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Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Aberdeen City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£46,339,777
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Apr 2026
  2. Published20 Apr 2026Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

Annual Minute of Variation to National Care Home Contract ('NCHC') 2026/27

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