Fife Council awards Robertson Care and Support Service to REAL LIFE OPTIONS

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 14:06.

Opportunity overview

Care and Support Service for three (3) individuals in the Dunfermline area.

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.

Real Life Options

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £7.2m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 095175-2026-SC0097-1
Status: active
Location: Inverurie, UK, AB51 3QR, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
CPV85310000 — Social work services

Lots

To provide a care and support service for three (3) individuals being discharged from hospital back into the community.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: SC0097
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Review Details: 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.
Why this procedure was chosen: Robertson Road is an established group living service in Dunfermline, Fife that has been in place for over twenty years. There is an urgent requirement to discharge three (3) individuals on Fife's Dynamic Support Register (DSR) from hospital into suitable accommodation. The Service at Robertson Road has been identified as suitable accommodation to meet these individual's care and support needs whilst maintaining continuity around planning and transition.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85000000
Description: Health and social work services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: To provide a care and support service for three (3) individuals being discharged from hospital back into the community.
Has Options: Yes

Options

Description: 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.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85000000
Description: Health and social work services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85300000
Description: Social work and related services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85310000
Description: Social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM72

Delivery Location

Description: Dunfermline, Fife

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Fife Council
Id: GB-FTS-2273

Identifier

Legal Name: Fife Council

Address

Street Address: Fife House, North Street
Locality: Glenrothes
Region: UKM72
Postal Code: KY7 5LT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Pasha Keir
Telephone: +44 3451550000
Email: Pasha.Keir@fife.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.fife.gov.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 01
Description: General public services

Organisation 2

Name: Real Life Options
Id: GB-FTS-187418

Identifier

Legal Name: Real Life Options

Address

Street Address: 30 West High Street
Locality: Inverurie
Region: UK
Postal Code: AB51 3QR
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
Id: GB-FTS-1856

Identifier

Legal Name: Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court

Address

Locality: Kirkcaldy
Postal Code: KY1 1XQ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 095175-2026-SC0097-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187418
Name: Real Life Options

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 095175-2026-SC0097-1
Award ID: 095175-2026-SC0097-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 7,216,470
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Glenrothes · UKM72 · KY7 5LT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM72

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095175-2026award, contract · 8 Oct 2026, 12:47

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Fife Council awarded a care and support service for three people leaving hospital into community accommodation in Dunfermline to REAL LIFE OPTIONS. The published contract record is active and explicitly records a contract signature date of 8 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication8 October 2026Evidence: Published_at: 2026-10-08T12:47:08+01:00; notice type: award, contract.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 095175-2026-SC0097-1 has status active.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 095175-2026-SC0097-1 has status active.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095175-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783af
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 14:06
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award for lot 1 was made to REAL LIFE OPTIONS under a limited procedure without prior competition. The associated contract value is £7,216,470.

Market significance

This is a high-value, directly awarded social-care support arrangement linked to urgent hospital discharge and continuity at an established group-living service.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

REAL LIFE OPTIONS

100% confidence

Award 095175-2026-SC0097-1 · Lots 1 · 7216470 GBP · Active award and contract

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Verified company name: REAL LIFE OPTIONS (company no. 02699638; exact-name match). The active award names Real Life Options as its sole supplier; the associated contract value is GBP 7,216,470.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

100% confidence

8 October 2026

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Published_at: 2026-10-08T12:47:08+01:00; notice type: award, contract.

Award status

100% confidence

Active

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Award 095175-2026-SC0097-1 has status active.

Contract status

100% confidence

Active

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Contract 095175-2026-SC0097-1 has status active.

Contract signature

100% confidence

8 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

100% confidence

£7,216,470

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Contract 095175-2026-SC0097-1 value: amount 7216470, currency GBP.

Lot-level value

100% confidence

Unknown

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No separate value was supplied for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

100% confidence

8 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start

100% confidence

Unknown

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Contract_start_at is null and no commencement date is published in the supplied record.

Contract end

100% confidence

Unknown

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Contract_end_at is null and no end date is published in the supplied record.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

100% confidence

Care and support service for three individuals in the Dunfermline area.

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Process description: Care and Support Service for three (3) individuals in the Dunfermline area.

Lot 1

100% confidence

Care and support for three individuals discharged from hospital back into the community.

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Lot 1 description.

Service classification

100% confidence

Health and social work services; social work and related services; social work services.

View supporting evidence

Published CPV codes 85000000, 85300000 and 85310000.

Delivery location

100% confidence

Dunfermline, Fife (UKM72).

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Item deliveryLocation: Dunfermline, Fife; delivery address region UKM72.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

100% confidence

Limited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

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Procurement method and method details in the published notice.

Published rationale

100% confidence

The authority cites an urgent need to discharge three people on Fife's Dynamic Support Register from hospital, and identifies Robertson Road as suitable established accommodation supporting continuity of planning and transition.

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ProcurementMethodRationale in the notice.

Legal rationale classification

100% confidence

Procurement stated to fall outside the scope of application of the directive.

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TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL classification D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE.

Competition information

100% confidence

Unknown

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Information on invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract value

100% confidence

£7,216,470

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Published contract value: GBP 7,216,470.

Additional purchases

100% confidence

The authority may require additional purchases, subject to Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

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Lot 1 options description.

Duration

100% confidence

Unknown

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No contract start, end date or duration is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

100% confidence

Single-supplier award for one published lot.

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One active award covers lot 1 and names one supplier.

Demand driver

100% confidence

Urgent hospital discharge and continuity of care are the published drivers for the arrangement.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

The £7.216m figure is the published contract-level value associated with the sole award; no pricing, duration or service-volume breakdown is published.

View supporting evidence

Contract value is published, while lot value, dates and pricing detail are absent.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0783af
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

100% confidence

Fife Council

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Buyer party legal name: Fife Council.

Buyer type

100% confidence

Regional or local authority.

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Buyer classification TED_CA_TYPE: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY.

Buyer location

100% confidence

Glenrothes, United Kingdom.

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Buyer address in the notice.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

100% confidence

REAL LIFE OPTIONS (company no. 02699638).

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Supplier verification returned verified_company_name REAL LIFE OPTIONS and verified_company_number 02699638 through an exact-name match.

Source supplier name

100% confidence

Real Life Options.

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Supplier party and source_supplier_name in the notice.

Supplier scale

100% confidence

Large.

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Supplier party details state scale: large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal estimate

100% confidence

Unknown

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An estimate cannot be calculated because no explicit contract end date is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier verification

100% confidence

Verified legal supplier identity available.

View supporting evidence

Exact-name verification identifies REAL LIFE OPTIONS, company no. 02699638.

Dates and duration

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice for contract start, end date and duration.

View supporting evidence

Contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no duration is stated.

Competition and evaluation

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice on bidder numbers, evaluation, scores or award rationale beyond the direct-award rationale.

View supporting evidence

No bid, score or evaluation data is included in the supplied record.

Lot pricing

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice on an individual lot value or pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 has no value; the contract has an overall value.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice on contract commencement, expiry, duration, extension length, pricing structure or individual lot value.
Information not supplied in the published notice on competing suppliers, number of bids, evaluation, scoring or savings.
The published rationale explains the use of a procedure without prior competition, but does not provide further commercial or evaluation detail.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Robertson Care and Support Service contract?

REAL LIFE OPTIONS, verified as company number 02699638.

What is the published contract value?

The associated contract value is £7,216,470.

When was the contract signed?

The published contract record states 8 October 2026.

What services are covered?

Care and support for three individuals being discharged from hospital into the community in Dunfermline, Fife.

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Robertson Care and Support Service

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Real Life Options

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Options

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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