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
- Fife Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Real Life Options
- Value
- £7,216,470
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 095175-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date8 Oct 2026
- Published8 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
To provide a care and support service for three (3) individuals being discharged from hospital back into the community.
About the supplier
Real Life Options: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02699638).