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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Livingston Homereach
- Value
- £3,980,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential nursing care services (CPV 85144100)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 066520-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jun 2026
- Published15 Jul 2026Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
he Contract is for the provision of a seven-bed residential care home for adults with learning disabilities within West Lothian. The Service comprises the provision of accommodation, care and support for seven vulnerable adults with learning disabilities who require registered residential care. The requirement is intrinsically linked to the availability of suitable registered accommodation within West Lothian. There is currently no alternative Care Inspectorate-registered residential accommodation within West Lothian capable of meeting this requirement. The continued provision of the Service within West Lothian is essential to ensure continuity of care, maintain established support networks, and enable service users to remain within their local community.
About the supplier
Livingston Homereach: every public contract they have won.