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title: "Community Link Worker and Distress Brief Intervention Services"
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# Community Link Worker and Distress Brief Intervention Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-link-worker-and-distress-brief-intervention-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Lothian Council: "Community Link Worker and Distress Brief Intervention Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,171,670. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Lothian Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-lothian-council-ons-s12000040)
- **Published Value:** £3,171,670 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM78
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,172,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ec`

## 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/community-link-worker-and-distress-brief-intervention-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ec#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-link-worker-and-distress-brief-intervention-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ec#participate

## Description
The aim of the Services / Contract is to deliver appropriate support to adults residing in West Lothian who have mild to moderate mental health problems, as well as those in acute psychological distress (the DBI part of the service).  Individuals will be supported to identify personal outcomes and priorities and will be provided with specialist advice on a range of issues; this may involve signposting to other social or clinical services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The aim of the Services / Contract is to deliver appropriate support to adults residing in West Lothian who have mild to moderate mental health problems, as well as those in acute psychological distress (the DBI part of the service).  Individuals wil...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017804-2025-CC13772-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-71266`
  - Value: £3,172,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017804-2025-CC13772-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,172,000
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017804-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-30T08:15:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T20:24:33.449Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ec