Awarded contract

Home from Hospital Service

Details

Buyer: East Ayrshire Council
Supplier(s): British Red Cross Society
Value: £1,007,571
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 21 February 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

To transfer patients from hospital to home Lot 1: Home from Hospital Service

Timeline

Completed: Award date6 February 2025
Completed: Award published21 February 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

East Ayrshire Council is a local authority run from Kilmarnock, with its own corporate procurement team. Public Contracts Scotland carries the council's advertised tenders, the national portal for public sector opportunities. Smaller purchases go through a Quick Quote process before larger contracts reach full tender. The council's Corporate Procurement Strategy sets out how the team applies procurement regulations and value for money. Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Financial Regulations govern every purchase. A free Supplier Development Programme runs workshops and Meet the Buyer events for businesses new to public sector bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov