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Published 9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot)

Scottish Government
services
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
£250,000
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
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Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
Open procedure
Published delivery schedule
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Scottish Government: "DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot)". Published status: active. Published value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact,

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published valueNot published
    Scottish Ministers seek to appoint a single qualified service provider to deliver a Truth Project Pilot. A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact,
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    The contract may be extended by up to 3 months.
    Variants:
    Not allowed

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Trauma-Informed Support: 25
Specialist Staffing: 15
Operational Delivery: 15
Analysis & Reporting: 15
Mobilisation & Governance: 10
Communications & Engagement: 10
Fair Work First: 5
Climate Emergency: 2.5
Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (BCDR): 2.5
price: 30
Published as relative weighting ratio, not percentage points.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Aberlour Child Care TrustHolds 77.1% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£500,000 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Procedure-Level Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    suitability
    Economic standing
    Technical capability
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Scottish Government

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Scottish Government. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 60% · Mean: 1.6 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    Aberlour Child Care TrustTop vendor: 77.1% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £14,270,353Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 5 retained awards
    Methodology & coverage notes (5 active published awards)
    Coverage: 5 active published awards; 5 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.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Aberlour Child Care Trust1 win£11,000,000No published budget
    Partners in Advocacy1 win£1,241,350-7% below budget
    Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland1 win£731,523No published budget
    CHILDREN 1ST1 win£697,479No published budget
    OPM Consulting1 win£600,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 85 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 427 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    1reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 23,711 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~55 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 451 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Knowle House SurgeryCRN: TBC
    		753 contracts£612,131,060At ceiling / not disclosed
    Chiltern Healthcare
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    Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd
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    Emiran HealthCare
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    Twilight Years LTD
    		225 contracts£169,325At ceiling / not disclosed
    Cumbria View Care Services Ltd
    		219 contracts£251,097At ceiling / not disclosed
    Community Care Direct Limited
    		202 contracts£597,982At ceiling / not disclosed
    St Gregorys Homecare Ltd
    		180 contracts£212,030At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Children and Young People's Advocacy and Independent Visitor ServiceCheshire East Council · 4 Sept 2026, 11:05 BST
    		£747,800
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Workforce Influenza Vaccination Programme: On-site Settings Delivery ModelLancashire County Council · 3 Sept 2026, 16:22 BST
    		£165,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)The Highland Council · 2 Sept 2026, 16:25 BST
    		£909,316
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    The Provision of Children and Young People's and Road Harm CounsellingThe Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · 8 Sept 2026, 12:59 BST
    		£300,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    W84076 Healthy Start Vitamins - Subject Matter ExpertNHS Business Services Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 12:13 BST
    		£121,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    CELEX · 32014L0024
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA"}
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
    Award evaluation window9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST — Decision dateBid opening date9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BSTContract terms summary
    Classification (CPV)Psychiatrist or psychologist services
    Delivery area
    Scotland (UKM)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5e6

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via Public Contracts Scotland
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Electronic submission
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    9 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
      9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Bid opening (electronic)
      9 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
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Scottish Government

    Contracting authority
    GB-FTS-1538
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    Official Documents & Specifications (0)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
    No data
    No linked documents are published