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COMMS-Family Advocacy Service for Bereaved Families following a Death in Prison Custody

Other community
social and personal services
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
£450,000
Submission deadline 29 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Government: "COMMS-Family Advocacy Service for Bereaved Families following a Death in Prison Custody". Published status: complete. Published value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish GovernmentScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
29 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£450,000
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Competition Density
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 54 active published awards; 49 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Government
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
Last source update5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f1a6
What is being bought
The Scottish Government seeks to commission an independent Family Advocacy Service to provide specialist support and representation to families following the death of a loved one in prison custody. The service will be independent, trauma-informed, and rooted in advocacy principles, ensuring families are supported, heard, and empowered throughout complex post-death processes.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  2. tender value changed
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  6. Published value updated to £450,000
    25 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    25 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    25 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 29 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
    25 Mar 2026, 11:02 GMT
  10. Status changed to planned
    9 Dec 2025, 11:49 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    9 Dec 2025, 11:49 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    9 Dec 2025, 11:49 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Service Provider must: - Manage, administer and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advocacy support to all eligible Service Users who request support following a death in prison custody. - Design the service to deliver the activities within the Specification. - Put in place systems, agreements and processes to ensure local delivery of advocacy support are consistently available across the whole of Scotland. - Deliver the service independently of both Scottish Ministers, Scottish Prison Service, COPFS, and other statutory bodies. - Monitor service delivery; provide the Purchaser with robust monitoring information; and act when needed to improve services. - Ensure that Service Users, staff and other stakeholders are treated with dignity, fairness and respect. Additional information: The Contract may be extended by two 12-month periods, to a date falling no later than 31 August 2029.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £450,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
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Contracts
Contract
£450,000 · signed 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 4 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Government

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1538
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  • Scottish Government
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, UKM, G2 8LU
    Kerry.Gubbins@Gov.Scot
    +44 412425466

  • AdvoCard
    supplier

    c/0 Andrew Duncan Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Place, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH10 5HF
    +44 000000

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH11LB
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