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title: "2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services"
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# 2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-social-care-aberdeenshire-self-directed-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef13). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeenshire Council: "2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ef13`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-social-care-aberdeenshire-self-directed-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef13#tl-md)

## Description
The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
The service will include:
-	Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes
-	the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them
-	participation where requested in the support planning process
-	assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support
-	an Individual Service Fund management service that will be accessible to eligible individuals that choose an Individual Service Fund under Option 2 to fund all or some of their care and support package. This will include the management of prepaid card accounts
-	Develop and facilitate a service user forum

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the leg...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082414-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-31T14:34:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:43:01.721Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ef13