Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults
Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Ayrshire Heath and Social Care Partnership requires a high-quality Independent Individual and Collective Advocacy Service in South Ayrshire for adults ages 16 years and over
- Recurrence: November 2030
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 85
- Price: 15
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the insurance and financial requirements indicated below:
Insurances:
Employers Liability Insurance (Compulsory) = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.
Evidence for insurance requirements will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage.
Documentation requested for the above insurances will include the names of insurers, policy numbers, expiry dates, limits of any one incident, annual aggregate caps, excesses and claims handling procedures.
Financial Standing:
The Council will access a Creditsafe report for a Tenderer’s organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing.
In the event that this analysis is unavailable or unsatisfactory the Council will request the following information below:
A copy of the organisation’s audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years, along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.
OR
A statement of the organisation's turnover; profit and cash flow for the most recent full year of trading or where a full year trading has not been completed the same information for the period applicable. NOTE if this information is not availa…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for the Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults. The below requirements will be requested at the “Request for Documentation” Stage:
Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for goods and services and within the last 5 years of work contracts.
If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.
Tenderers may also be required to provide:
Technical Skills
A statement of the relevant professional and technical skills available within your organisation; or where applicable, consortium members and/or named sub-contractors in relation to this procurement exercise.
Guidance
The buyer will use the information you provide to evaluate whether your organisation; consortium members and/or named sub-contractors have the relevant professional and technical skills required for this procurement exercise.
Technical Resources
A statement of the relevant technical resources such as the tools, plant, facilities and technical equipment available to your organisation, or where applicable, consortium members and/or named sub-contractors in relation to this procurement exercise.
Guidance
The buyer will use the information you provide to evaluate whether your organisation; consortium members and/or named sub-contractors ha…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. 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
- Cancelled
- 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 · November 2030
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CE-147-25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075844- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Service Provider shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Regular meetings will be held between the Service Provider and the Council to deal with issues arising in the routine management of the Contract, to discuss changes in the way that the Contract is executed and/or to discuss performance or any other ad-hoc reasons.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:839768)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Sept 2025 → 10 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline252 days ago19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened252 days ago19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published80 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Status changed to active14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled10 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.