Official UK procurement notice
Additional Support for Learning - National Advocacy Service
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government’s Directorate for Learning (Support and Wellbeing Unit) requires a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide a National Advocacy Service on behalf of individual children and young people who may require additional learning support.
- Recurrence: Timings are reliant on how long this statute requirement remains in force.
CPV: Legal advisory and representation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The purpose of the National Advocacy Service is to fulfil the legal requirement to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,112,152
The purpose of the National Advocacy Service is to fulfil the legal requirement to provide a free of charge advocacy service to parents and young people who make a reference to the Additional Support Needs jurisdiction within the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, against an education authority’s decisions regarding the provision of educational support.
The requirement is for a national service, and the supplier must provide a service that is equal and universally accessible to eligible persons throughout Scotland.
The objective of the contract is to deliver the following outcomes:
- To provide independent advocacy and representation for young people and parents of children with additional support needs from the time they have grounds to make a referral to the ASN Tribunal.
- Seek to resolve individual cases at a local level where possible prior to referral to the ASN Tribunal.
- Provide representation to young people and parents of children with additional support needs at the Additional Support Needs jurisdiction of the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland where appropriate.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
4A.2.1 Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships
- Law Society of Scotland
- Economic & financial standing
4B4. The bidder confirms the name, value and/or range of the financial ratios specified in the relevant Contract Notice are as follows:
4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 1. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total current assets divided by Total current liabilities. 4B.5 - Public Liability 1,000,000 GBP(A sum not less than) Professional Indemnity 1,000,000 GBP(A sum not les… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 - Supply/Service Contracts – examples of relevant experience in last three years
4C.4 - Provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: 4C.1.2- Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply ch…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Timings are reliant on how long this statute requirement remains in force.
- First published
- 21 Oct 2024, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2025, 15:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
Case 715942- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006320- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04af97Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:791190)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Nov 2024 → 24 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Feb 2025, 15:23 GMT
- Contract starts24 Feb 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Feb 2025, 15:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govan Law CentreSMESubcontracting: declared | £1,109,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006320-2025-Case 715942-1 · Govan Law CentreSME
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- £1,109,800
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Govan Law CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.