Market Facilitation Plan 2026

Our Market Facilitation Plan

Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership's (AHSCP) Market Facilitation Plan (approved in May 2026 - see item 10) provides clarity as to the AHSCP’s commissioning objectives for the next 3 years, and guides collaboration with independent and third sector providers, recognising the importance of their role as key partners in delivering high-quality, sustainable services for people within Aberdeenshire.

This plan sits alongside other key plans: the AHSCP’s Medium-Term Finance Strategy, Strategic Delivery Plan and Workforce Plan.

Market Facilitation and Commissioning

Market facilitation involves all partners working together to ensure that there is a sufficient and appropriate range of provision to meet the needs of our communities. Our Market Facilitation Plan acknowledges the AHSCP’s dual role as both provider and commissioner.

The AHSCP, under the governance of the Aberdeenshire Integration Joint Board (IJB), is responsible for the provision of a wide and complex range of community-based health and social care services. Some of these services are directly managed and delivered in-house by AHSCP teams, whilst others may be commissioned or procured from external providers and organisations, supporting the strategic planning and delivery of health and social care services to best meet the needs of our population

Market Position Statements

Supporting the Market Facilitation Plan, detailed Market Position Statements will be produced to provide more specific and comprehensive information for identified areas of service provision under the AHSCP’s responsibility.

We recently asked for your views on the final draft "Market Position Statement for Older People’s Care Homes and Very Sheltered Housing". Please view it here, or in the menu at the right of the page. The survey closed on Monday 5th October 2026. Thank you to those who responded. Feedback on the Market Position Statement will be provided in due course.