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2023 Social Care Self Directed Support and ISF Management Service

Aberdeenshire Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:47.

Opportunity overview

A locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013; and to provide an Individual Service Fund management service. The Individual Service Fund management service will be accessible to eligible individuals that choose an Individual Service Fund under Option 2 to fund all or some of their care and support package. This service will include the management of prepaid card accounts.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Cornerstone Community Care

3 award entriesMatch pending…
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Dec 2022
Status
active
Location
Aberdeen, UK, AB11 5QH, United Kingdom
View 3 award IDs

001019-2025-1, 016077-2023-1, 035476-2022-1

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • A locally based Self Directed Support service that includes: - a sign-posting facility; the provision of information, support and advice; participation in the support planning process; assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support - an integrated Individual Service Fund management service that will include the management of prepaid card accountsValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-038dac
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Award Criteria Details
Direct award
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. The Council issued a Prior Information Notice issued via PCS which did not identify alternative economic operators able to evidence the technical capacity to deliver the integrated individual fund management service of the form being procured to meet the service requirement of the Council. The Council’s service delivery model, including the individual support fund management service and prepaid account facility, is bespoke and tailored to the needs of its users. The lack of a reasonable alternative or substitute is reflective of regulator findings that since the Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013[3] was enacted, Self Directed Support (SDS) has been implemented inconsistently across the country; and that Aberdeenshire Council has implemented a ‘bespoke approach to delivering Option 2’, with a uniqueness of supply that is recognised independently to be a ‘well designed system working well and the model most in the spirit of the Act’ . This notice of intent to award is made with reference to Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. This procurement responds primarily to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. It is relevant to the integration agenda and the ‘Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014’; and recognises Council responsibilities under Section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act. The Scottish Government guidance on Specific Considerations and Rules for Care and Support Contracts has been followed, and light touch provisions are determined to be applicable. In relation to the award the Council has taken into account the need to ensure quality, continuity, accessibility, affordability, availability and comprehensiveness of the services; the specific needs of different categories of users, including disadvantaged and vulnerable groups; the involvement and empowerment of users’ and innovation. (76.9) The Council intends to award a contract to Cornerstone Community Care and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as competition is absent for technical reasons.

Procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
A locally based Self Directed Support service that includes: - a sign-posting facility; the provision of information, support and advice; participation in the support planning process; assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support - an integrated Individual Service Fund management service that will include the management of prepaid card accounts

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Aberdeenshire

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM50
Entry 2
Region
UKM50
Entry 3
Region
UKM50

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-756
Name
Aberdeenshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM50
Locality
Aberdeen
Postal Code
AB16 5GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Woodhill House, Westburn Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Aberdeenshire Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1467539600
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-13413
Name
Cornerstone Community Care

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Aberdeen
Postal Code
AB11 5QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Centurion Court, North Esplanade West

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cornerstone Community Care

Contact

Telephone
+44 1224256000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-5546
Name
Aberdeen Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Aberdeen
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Aberdeen Sheriff Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
035476-2022-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13413
Name
Cornerstone Community Care

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
016077-2023-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13413
Name
Cornerstone Community Care

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
001019-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13413
Name
Cornerstone Community Care

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035476-2022-1
Status
active
Award ID
035476-2022-1
Date Signed
12 Dec 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,882,632
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
016077-2023-1
Status
active
Award ID
016077-2023-1
Date Signed
12 Dec 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,882,632
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
001019-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
001019-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Dec 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,882,632
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Aberdeen · UKM50 · AB16 5GB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM50

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-038dac-2025-01-13T13:28:04Zcompiled ·