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Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)

Authority:North Lanarkshire Council(Local Council)
services
Open procedure
Published estimate
£672,000
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
14d 18h leftTypical competition: 5 bidsThis authority · all categories · 24 months · n=46 bid reports
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
Open procedure
Published delivery schedule

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: North Lanarkshire Council: "Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)". Published status: active. Published value: £672,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

The Council intend to establish a contract with a single supplier to act as the lead organisation for Engagement and Participation activities across University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (UHSCNL), on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB). In the style of an open procedure all in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot #1
    North Lanarkshire has a strong history of engagement and participation with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations
    from description
    active
    Published value£672,000
    North Lanarkshire has a strong history of engagement and participation with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. Building on these established relationships and networks, the Agreement will ensure continued meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in shaping health and social care services, policies, strategies and priorities. The Agreement will support UHSCNL's commitment to ensuring that the voices of supported people, carers and communities are heard and influence decision-making at both operational and strategic levels. The successful…
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Turnover benchmark:
    ~£1,344,000/yr

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How North Lanarkshire Council buys Social services (CPV 8532) — and who usually turns up

North Lanarkshire Council’s own published record, next to the Scotland market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

North Lanarkshire Council

contract notices in 36 months: 4 in CPV 8532 · 17 in division 85 · 68 in all categories (5 direct)

Bids per lot2division 85 · 36m · n=20 lots
Single-bid lots40%division 85 · 36m · n=20 lots
Award vs estimateat estimatedivision 85 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award—no award dates published
Notice updates3all categories · 24m · n=65 notices
Awarded without competition0%CPV 8532 · 36m · n=4 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=20
  • 1 bid 40%
  • 2–3 45%
  • 4–6 15%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 2 · 20 lots on 14 contested notices · division 85.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 0%
  • Within ±2% 100%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · division 85.

The market · delivery region

Scotland · Social services (CPV 8532)

contract notices delivered in Scotland in 36 months: 49 in CPV 8532 (44 contested) · 493 in division 85 (373 contested)

Bids per lot2CPV 8532 · 36m · n=29 lots
Single-bid lots45%CPV 8532 · 36m · n=29 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 8532 · 36m · n=15 pairs
Deadline → award42ddivision 85 · 36m · n=3 notices
SME bidders57%CPV 8532 · 36m · n=29 lots
Winners based in the region97%CPV 8532 · 36m · n=30 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=29
  • 1 bid 45%
  • 2–3 45%
  • 4–6 10%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 2 · 29 lots on 26 contested notices · CPV 8532.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=15
  • Below estimate 27%
  • Within ±2% 67%
  • Above estimate 7%

15 lot pairs · CPV 8532.

moderate · n=4 Awards in North Lanarkshire Council (division 85, n=4 pairs) land a median at estimate. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024
Procurement categoryservices
Notice statusOpen for tenderProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published17 Sept 2026, 16:28 BSTLast source update17 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Contract terms summaryPerformance: As stated in the procurement documents.Classification (CPV)Social services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0774c9

How to participate & submission route

Submit via Public Contracts Scotland
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Supplier login required
Electronic submission
Language: EN
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Access & Registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadlineNone published in notice
Submission channel{"electronicSubmission"}Electronic submissionOnline portalAccepted languagesen
Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
From official release
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 lines · 1 source events
  1. Official notice release published
    17 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authority
Local Council
GB-FTS-689
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Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 body

  • Scottish Courts, Edinburgh, UK
    reviewBody

    Edinburgh

Official Documents & Specifications (0)

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