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Published 7 Jul 2025, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

Official notice

Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 19 Feb 2026
Next notice expected 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South 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

single lot · no lot value published

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: 85%Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85
  • Price: 15
Conditions of participation2
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
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
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 10 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline252 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened252 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published80 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026
  1. Status changed to active
    14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    14 Jan 2026, 11:36 GMT
  4. Status changed to cancelled
    10 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, Scotland, KA7 1DRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body Ayr

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.