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title: "Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service"
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# Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-self-directed-support-sds-independent-information-and-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-051443). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Ayrshire Council: "Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative healthcare services, Community health services, Health services, Miscellaneous health services, Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £749,701 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051443`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-self-directed-support-sds-independent-information-and-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-051443#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-self-directed-support-sds-independent-information-and-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-051443#participate

## Description
North Ayrshire Council (NAC) requires an appropriately qualified and experienced provider to provide an independent information and advice service in relation to Self Directed Support for North, South and East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnerships. The service will also support with the recruitment and retention of personal assistants. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, NAC will be the lead contracting authority, and both East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council will be named participants on the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75122000, 79600000, 85140000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** The provider will deliver a high quality, visible and accessible information and advice service to help people across the Ayrshire communities to express their views and make informed care choices regarding all four options of SDS.
The provider will ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 042084-2025-NAC/5210-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ayrshire Independent Living Network**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155313`
  - Value: £749,701 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 042084-2025-NAC/5210-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £749,701
  - Signed Date: 16/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042084-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-22T14:23:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T20:02:57.865Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051443