Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: Pasha.Keir@fife.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fife.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Inverkeithing Core and Cluster 1
Reference number: SC0074
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Health & Social Care Partnership (H&SCP/The Partnership) wishes to commission services for a group of three (3) individuals, aged 16 and over, who have learning disabilities which often disrupt significant areas of their lives, including relationships, employment, housing, and self-care, leading to a need for specialised support services, to provide care and support in their current accommodation in Inverkeithing.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 077 985.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85310000
85312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
Inverkeithing, Fife
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health & Social Care Partnership (H&SCP/The Partnership) wishes to commission services for a group of three (3) individuals, aged 16 and over, who have learning disabilities which often disrupt significant areas of their lives, including relationships, employment, housing, and self-care, leading to a need for specialised support services, to provide care and support in their current accommodation. Their accommodation is split over several properties in the same street located in two neighbouring properties in Inverkeithing, with two individuals sharing one property and one individual residing in a single tenancy next door.
A Supported Living Service is currently being delivered internally by Fife Council for these individuals, and the Partnership is looking to recommission this to an experienced external care Provider.
Full details are provided in the specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 85
Price
/ Weighting:
15
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-053365
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SC0074
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care Support Scotland
Calton Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8FJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 077 985.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract due to commence 12/01/2026.
(SC Ref:818029)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/12/2025