Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Mental Health Recovery Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInverclyde Council requires the Provider to provide a Mental Health Recovery Support Service which provides personalised and collective support to adults with mental health and /or drug and alcohol related issue. In delivering the Service, the Provider shall have regard to and support, where relevant and proportionate to the Services, the principles, objectives and outcomes of the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy and any successor national refugee integration strategy or associated delivery framework applicable during the term of the Contract.
- Recurrence: Retender exercise 2029.
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Inverclyde Council requires the Provider to provide a Mental Health Recovery Support Service which provides personalised and collective support to adults with mental health and...Renewal
- Extensions
- Retender exercise will take place prior to expiry on 31st January 2030.
- Variant bids
- not allowed
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).
Published sub-criteria (11)
- Outcomes and Impact — 5%
- Recovery Focused Practice — 4%
- Engagement and Relationships — 3%
- Partnership Working — 4%
- Service User Involvement & Co-Production — 3%
- Staff Development — 4%
- Performance Management and Outcome Measurement — 4%
- Continuous Improvement — 3%
- Fair Work First — 5%
- price — 60%
- Social Value — 5%
Published award criteria (11)
- Outcomes and Impact — 5
- Recovery Focused Practice — 4
- Engagement and Relationships — 3
- Partnership Working — 4
- Service User Involvement & Co-Production — 3
- Staff Development — 4
- Performance Management and Outcome Measurement — 4
- Continuous Improvement — 3
- Fair Work First — 5
- Social Value — 5
- price — 60
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following: (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual more…
contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check). OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check). PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW: APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK. You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years. Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted. If you are unable to provide … - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Bidders must provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contracts or services delivered within the last three (3) years that demonstrate their experience of providing recovery-oriented community support services similar in scope, complexity, scale, value more…
and duration to this contract. Examples should clearly demonstrate: - delivery of person-centred, recovery-focused support; - experience of supporting people with mental health, alcohol and/or drug recovery needs; - partnership working with statutory, third sector and community organisations; - evidence of improved outcomes for individuals; - how outcomes were measured and evaluated; - examples of continuous service improvement arising from performance monitoring and feedback; - experience of delivering trauma-informed and strengths-based practice. SPD Question 4C.6 Bidders will be required to confirm that they have the following educational and professional qualifications: The Provider's Service Manager must hold or be working towards a relevant qualification at SCQF Level 9 (or equivalent) in a subject such as social work, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, counselling, psychology, community education, social care, health and social care, or another discipline relevant to the delivery and management of the Mental Health Recovery Service. OR a minimum of two years demonstrable experience working within mental health, recovery, social care, community support or another relevant service environment such as menta…
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Inverclyde Council buys Social work services (CPV 8531) — and who usually turns up
Inverclyde Council’s own published record, next to the Scotland market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
How the contest usually goes
Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.
Inverclyde Council
contract notices in 36 months: 6 in CPV 8531 · 7 in division 85 · 29 in all categories (2 without competition · 3 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 4 lots. All 4 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 4 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 pairs.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Nothing published for this buyer in this sector: no award dates published.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 19 notices.
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.
Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 6 notices.
Scotland · Social work services (CPV 8531)
contract notices delivered in Scotland in 36 months: 179 in CPV 8531 (124 competed, 22 route not published) · 504 in division 85 (330 competed, 54 route not published)
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 109 lots. 2 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4.5) and 107 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 109 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 37 pairs.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 5 notices.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.
SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 109 lots.
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How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.
Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.
Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 8531), last 36 months: 109 awards.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.
We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.
No estimate in pounds on this notice, so the movement stays a percentage.
A benchmark, not a price to bid.
Who you are likely to meet i
Who you may be up against.
Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.
A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.
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Who you may be up against.
Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.
A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.
Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list
Already supplying a similar contract to Inverclyde Council i
Who holds similar work with this buyer now.
Winners of this buyer’s earlier contracts that match this tender by title, lot, buyer and category.
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Who holds similar work with this buyer now.
Winners of this buyer’s earlier contracts that match this tender by title, lot, buyer and category.
| Supplier | Earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action for Children Services LimitedPrior contract | Provision of a School Age Counselling Service | Prior Contract Award | — | 42% match |
Earlier contracts of this authority that the nightly matcher links to this notice by title, lot, buyer and CPV. Open the contract before treating anyone as the incumbent.
Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price i
Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.
Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.
Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.
A guess from the record, not a bidder list.
| Supplier | Evidence | Last award | Their award vs estimate | Relevance |
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| Wheatley Care Large | 13 class wins | 2 months ago | no comparable pairs | 67% |
| ENABLE Scotland | 10 class wins · 2 lots for this buyer | 1 months ago | no comparable pairs | 66% |
| Therapeutic Counselling Services Ltd | 13 class wins | 8 months ago | no comparable pairs | 66% |
| ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY) | 5 class wins · 1 lots for this buyer | 1 months ago | 5% below n=1 | 65% |
Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 8531 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.
Coverage and what to read with care
- Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
- Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
- “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.
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
- Open for tender
- 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 · Retender exercise 2029.
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:11 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST — …
- Authority reference
CP0625/HSCP- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077613
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Tenderers will be required to return with their submission a completed Data Protection Certificate, FOI Certificate, No Collusion Certification, S1 Equalities Questionnaire, S2 Equalities Declaration, Workforce Matters, Prompt Payment Certificate and Tender Declaration Certificate. It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s Specification, Terms and Conditions of Contract, Contract Information for Tenderers, Evaluation and Award Criteria Documents, Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and Disclosure Scotland requirements and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred on in regulation 58 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32718. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Social Value Points expectation for a contract of this value and duration is 240. It will be a contractual requirement that the successful tenderer deliver the Community Benefits offered during the contract period. (SC Ref:842456)
How to participate & submission route
Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Expression of interest (EOI)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published1 day ago21 Sept 2026, 10:11 BST
- Submission deadlinein 29 days21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids openedin 29 days21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract startsin 132 days1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.