Contract awarded

Shopping & Low Level MaintenanceService

East Ayrshire Council
Scotland
Invited to quote
31 March 2026 to 30 March 2028

Delivery of essential shopping assistance and minor household maintenance tasks to support independent living for residents. The service requires a mobile workforce capable of visiting individual homes to perform routine errands and basic property upkeep as part of a social care support package.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £320k; As published
Published: 9 April 2026
Awarded: 31 March 2026
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 30 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of community-based shopping and low-level home maintenance support services for vulnerable individuals residing within the local authority area.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 31 March 2026 to 30 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85300000

Services in this contract

Practical help at homeMain service£187k typicalShopping service for residents of East Ayrshire
Home improvement agency and handyperson services£391k typicalLow level maintenance (small jobs and minor repairs) for residents

Lifecycle

Published
9 April 2026
Contract awarded
31 March 2026
Contract starts
31 March 2026
Contract ends
30 March 2028

The buyer

East Ayrshire Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1193079/shopping-and-low-level-maintenanceservice
Buyer reference: org-258
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000828840
Last checked: 5 November 2026

East Ayrshire Council. Shopping & Low Level MaintenanceService. Contract award, 9 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1193079/shopping-and-low-level-maintenanceservice (accessed 5 November 2026).