Official UK procurement notice
Request for Information - Social Security Independent Advocacy Service
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government is seeking a Service Provider to coordinate and manage the Social Security Independent Advocacy Service through a contract which will run from 31 January 2026 until 30 January 2028, with the option to extend by a further 2 one-year periods.
CPV: Civic betterment and community facility support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2025, 10:20 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 10:20 BST
- Authority reference
CASE/746873- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017211- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050817Find a Tender
Publisher note: Request for Information Annex to be completed and returned by Friday 9th May 2025 at 1700hrs via email to [email protected] NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=797250. (SC Ref:797250)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 30 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Apr 2025, 10:20 BST
- Tender notice expected30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.