Official UK procurement notice
Befriending Service for Children and Young People
Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority seeks provision of a volunteer befriending service across the Council area for vulnerable, socially isolated Children/Young People identified by the Council as requiring additional support. The provision will support Children/Young People aged 8 to 18 years who live within North Lanarkshire, who are vulnerable and isolated and may be affected by a disability.
- Recurrence: The Agreement will be awarded for a total of circa 36 months with the council reserving the option to review its options then and throughout the full term.
CPV: Community action programme · Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
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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: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · The Agreement will be awarded for a total of circa 36 months with the council reserving the option to review its options then and throughout the full term.
- First published
- 9 Jul 2024, 12:25 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 15:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NLC-CPT-24-019- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054016- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047be2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Further information on contract performance conditions is located within the Annex 7 of ITT document within the PCS-Tender System.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Courts or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: *This notice retrospectively completes the Contract Award. The contract period is 3 October 2024 until 2 October 2027. For avoidance of doubt, this is not a new open requirement. (SC Ref:809349)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Aug 2024 → 4 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Sept 2025, 15:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2025, 15:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVEYSME | £361,596 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 054016-2025-NLC-CPT-24-019-1 · COVEYSME
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2024
- Value
- £361,596
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Scottish CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COVEYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria