Official UK procurement notice
Independent Advocacy Services for Adults
Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM72)
Published estimate£1,878,559exc. VAT4.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2025awarded 16 Oct 2025
Awarded to Forth Valley Advocacy
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIndependent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of independent advocacy services in the Forth valley area
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- It is a mandatory requirement the independent advocacy organisation providing services has the governance arrangements that meet the Principles of the following publications by SIAA: Independent Advocacy Principles, Standards and Code of Best Practice (2019) Outcomes Framework: Toolkit for Demonstrating Impact of Independent Advocacy (2019) Advocating for Human Rights (2017) Working with Children and Young people: Guidelines for Advocates (2016) Families at Risk Guidance (2014) Working with People in Prison Guidelines (2014) Independent Advocacy and Self-directed Support (2015) Mental Health Tribunal Advocacy Guidelines (2012) Independent Advocacy: An Evaluation Framework (2010) Non-Instructed Advocacy Guidelines: A Companion to the Code of Practice for Independent Advocacy (2009)
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2025, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Authority reference
SC2425-0150- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070714- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05515cFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:813755)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline29 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published356 days ago4 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,959,8121 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forth Valley AdvocacySME | £1,959,812 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 070714-2025-1 · Forth Valley AdvocacySME
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,959,812
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Clackmannanshire CouncilContracting authority
- Falkirk CouncilContracting authority
- NHS Forth ValleyContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sherrif CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Forth Valley AdvocacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.