Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
UK
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM94
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
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
Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement
Reference number: CE-113-25-B2
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This award relates to the Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement for a Young Person
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
401 700.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM94
Main site or place of performance:
Ayr
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement relates to Provision of an Individual Residential Care Placement for a young person.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct award under the Light Touch Regime (LTR)
The LTR covers a specific set of rules for certain service contracts, such as contracts for certain social, health, and education services, as defined by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes, and this service is included in Schedule 3 to the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thrive Care Scotland Limited
19 Cedar Road
Ayr
KA7 3PF
UK
NUTS: UKM94
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 401 700.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:811230)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2025