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
- Argyll and Bute Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Affinity Trust SME, Carr Gomm SME, Cornerstone, ENABLE Scotland, Key Housing Association, Mariner Support Associates Ltd SME, Scottish Autism
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 081780-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Apr 2025
- Published11 Dec 2025Published 246 days after the contract date
Description
Supported Living Services for Adults with Complex Care Needs. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during prequalification and annually during the contract term.
About the suppliers
Affinity Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06893564).
Carr Gomm: every public contract they have won.
Cornerstone: every public contract they have won.
ENABLE Scotland: every public contract they have won.
Key Housing Association: every public contract they have won.
Mariner Support Associates Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Scottish Autism: every public contract they have won.