Flexible Framework Agreement For Supported Living And Personal Care For Adults With Learning Disabilities (1st Reopening)
Framework Description
South Ayrshire Council's Flexible Framework Agreement for Supported Living and Personal Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities lets the Council commission person-centred support from a panel of approved providers. As a flexible framework, it reopens periodically to admit new entrants, and its first reopening was advertised under Find a Tender notice 000818-2024. It covers supported living and personal care, shaped around each adult's needs.
Context & Use Case
South Ayrshire Council uses the framework to arrange support for adults with learning disabilities who live in their own tenancies or need personal care to live independently. Because new providers can be added at each reopening, commissioners can widen the pool when demand grows or when a package calls for particular skills, without retendering the whole arrangement.
Scope of Services
Supported living support Personal care Independence and life skills support Community access and social inclusion Health and wellbeing support
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Suits registered care and support providers with experience of adults with learning disabilities, a person-centred approach and sound safeguarding. The first reopening has closed; providers not yet appointed should watch for the next reopening window, as the framework is built to admit new entrants.
Buyer Benefits
A flexible framework gives South Ayrshire continuity with existing providers while letting it bring in new capacity without starting over. Commissioners value providers who adjust support as a person's needs change, involve the person in planning their support, and can show safe practice.
Next Steps
Providers already on the framework should focus on winning packages and keeping quality evidence current. Others should check the framework page for the next reopening, then prepare Care Inspectorate grades, safeguarding policies and case studies showing independence outcomes for adults with learning disabilities, so the application can go in as soon as the window opens.
How Athena Can Help
Reopenings on flexible frameworks can be short, and providers with their evidence ready tend to get in. Athena's framework reopening applications service prepares your policies, case studies and narrative answers ahead of South Ayrshire's next window, and checks compliance before you submit.
Already on the framework? Our bid writing experts help you win more packages with clearer support plans, and our public sector bidding advice covers pricing that keeps each package sustainable.
