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Published 2 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fife Assertive Outreach & Recovery Service

Official notice

Authority: Fife Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,214,224exc. VAT0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 May 2026awarded 14 Jul 2026
Awarded to Substances Support Scotland

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fife’s Alcohol and Drug Partnership (‘Fife ADP’) wishes to procure an experienced organisation to provide an assertive outreach, trauma informed, relationship based and wraparound person-centred service, embedded within all Fife communities for people affected by their own substance use.

  • Recurrence: Yes, this requirement is expected to be recurrent and further notices may be issued when this contract is due to expire if required.

CPV: Addiction treatment · Community health services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,214,224
Delivery: Scotland · Fife, Scotland
Extensions: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. · The Contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · Yes, this requirement is expected to be recurrent and further notices may be issued when this contract is due to expire if required.

First published
2 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
Award evaluation window
5 May 2026 – …
Authority reference
SC0083
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068608
Classification (CPV)
Addiction treatmentCommunity health servicesCounselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesGuidance servicesHealth and social work servicesRehabilitation servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per the Service specification.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:837968)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline174 days ago
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened174 days ago
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published97 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,203,2241 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Substances Support ScotlandSME£4,203,224 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Scotland, KY7 5LTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body Kirkcaldy

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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