Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13

The South Lanarkshire Council is seeking to secure a long‑term, flexible procurement arrangement for adult supported living services, allowing vulnerable adults to remain in their own homes and participate actively in their communities. Through the use of a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) governed by the Light Touch Rules in Regulations 74–76 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Council intends to keep an open admission of providers over a 15‑year term, thereby increasing choice for supported persons and aligning service delivery with contemporary Self‑Directed Support (SDS) regulations. The PSA framework will support a dynamic addition of new providers, ensuring that the service portfolio can evolve to meet changing community needs while maintaining consistent standards of care.

The contract is divided into two distinct lots: Lot 1 for Standard Care and Lot 2 for Enhanced Care. The award process will place a strong emphasis on quality, accounting for 95 % of the weighting, with price representing the remaining 5 %. No variants or options are available, and invitations to tender are to be submitted exclusively in English. This procurement is recurrent, with bidders not initially awarded the PSA having the opportunity to apply in subsequent rounds, and the full tender opening is scheduled for 5 March 2027 at 12:00 local time. All arrangements shall be carried out in accordance with the PSA provisions under Regulations 74–76 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The Council has an on-going requirement to procure Adult Supported Living Services. The Services will support vulnerable adults to live
in their own homes and to play an active part in their communities as much as they are able.
The Self-Directed Support (SDS) regulations offer Supported Persons a choice of provider to an extent not available through a Framework
or a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) therefore the Council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the
Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74 – 76 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 15 year term, this will facilitate Supported Person's choice.

Information about variants:

Variants will be accepted: No

Information about options:

Options: No

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

EN

Conditions for opening of tenders:

Date: 05/03/2027

Local time: 12:00

Information about recurrence:

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

Bidders who were not appointed to the PSA following completion of the initial evaluation process can apply for appointment to the PSA at

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Lot 1:
Lot 1 - Standard Care
Description of the procurement:
Lot 1 - Standard Care
The Council is procuring Services for vulnerable adults and the term “Lot” could be seen as incompatible with the principles of
individualisation and the procurement of social care services. The process however is a formal procurement procedure carried out within
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 where Section 5. Conduct of the Procedure Regulation 47 details the arrangements for
the division of contracts into lots. The use of this term for this procurement process is therefore unavoidable.
Lot 1 - Standard care has 9 sub categories as below:
Lot 1(a) - People with learning disabilities
Lot 1(b) - People with physical disabilities
Lot 1(c) - People with mental health problems
Lot 1(d) - People with acquired or traumatic brain injury
Lot 1(e) - People who are hearing impaired
Lot 1(f) - People who are visually impaired
Lot 1(g) - People with autism
Lot 1(h) - People with substance misuse/addiction problems
Lot 1(i) - People who are in receipt of palliative/end of life care.
Contracts awarded under Lot 1 will be awarded in accordance with the arrangements detailed in Attachment 5 Call on Procedure.
Bidders should note that the Council are not giving or implying any guarantee in respect of the value or volume of any services to be
awarded under this Procured Service Arrangement.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
South Lanarkshire Council Geographical Area
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 95
Price / Weighting: 5
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 180
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
On completion of the initial evaluation process and appointment of Bidders to the Procured Service Arrangement, the ITT will reopen to new bids. The ITT will remain open for the lifetime of the PSA. There are no limits to the number of times that bidders can submit bids.
A new procurement process will take place in 2034.

Lot 2:
Lot 2 - Enhanced Care
Description of the procurement:
Lot 2 - Enhanced Care
The Council is procuring services for vulnerable adults who have been assessed by the Council as requiring enhanced care. Contracts awarded under Lot 2 will be awarded in accordance with the arrangements detailed in Attachment 5 Call on Procedure. No Prices are being
sought for Lot 2 at this time.
Enhanced Care is defined as a where the Supported Person’s presentation requires the support of a staff group with an advanced skill set who have validated competencies in routinely responding to unpredictable and high risk situations.
Bids for Lot 2 only will NOT be accepted by the Council.
Bidders should note that the Council are not giving or implying any guarantee in respect of the value or volume of any services to be awarded under this Procured Service Arrangement.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
South Lanarkshire Council Geographical Area
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 95
Price / Weighting: 5
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 180
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
On completion of the initial evaluation process and appointment of Bidders to the Procured Service Arrangement, the ITT will reopen to new bids. The ITT will remain open for the lifetime of the PSA. There are no limits to the number of times that bidders can submit bids.
A new procurement process will take place in 2034.