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Published 8 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Family Support Service with Day Respite for Children with Disabilities

Official notice

Authority: West Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2026
Next notice expected 5 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Family Support Service with Day Respite for Children with Disabilities

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1West Dunbartonshire Council are to tender for the provision of a family support…Renewal

West Dunbartonshire Council are to tender for the provision of a family support service with Day Respite for Children with Disabilities to start 1st July 2026 for a 3 year period.

We are seeking a supplier to provide innovative flexible and child centered approaches in partnership with families and other services we are committed to Keeping The Promise to West Dunbartonshire's children and young people and would like to partner with providers that are equally invested.

We are committed to Keeping The Promise and promoting positive outcomes for West Dunbartonshire's children and young people and invite partnerships from providers who will commit to our What would it take Children's Strategy.

We will accept proposal's for partnerships between providers and are keen to hear of innovative practises.

Delivery: Scotland · West Dunbartonshire
Extensions: Will be reviewedVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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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 more
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Award evaluation window
7 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
2526-10
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031025
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058460 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 63231. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:828507)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Sept 2025 → 7 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published209 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  3. Submission deadline180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened174 days ago
    7 May 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  3. Deadline published: 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    2 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Church Street, Dumbarton, Scotland, G82 1QLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria