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Published 9 Jan 2025, 11:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Whole Family Support Framework (Re-Opening 2025)

Official notice

Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2025awarded 18 Mar 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

  • Recurrence: Yes, subject to further funding. Retender in 2 or 3 years.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing ServicesAwardedRenewal

Lot 3 - Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 one year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialist & Therapeutic Support ServicesAwardedRenewal

Lot 4 – Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Whole Family Support Framework (Re-Opening 2025)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Yes, subject to further funding. Retender in 2 or 3 years.
First published
9 Jan 2025, 11:50 GMT
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 15:37 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
PS/24/18
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015035
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce8c Find a Tender

Publisher note: The is the Re-Opening of an existing Framework to new providers. Any company who was successfully appointed to the framework in April 2024 does not need to re-apply. New tenderers will be included for the remaining duration of the framework including any extensions. This process is being ran through PCS-Tender where documents can be downloaded and any questions raised through the Message facility. (SC Ref:796345)

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
Appointment period ends
11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Feb 2025 → 14 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 15:37 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Apr 2025, 15:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 54 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Mar 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

    Signed
    18 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services

    Signed
    18 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——
2 · Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 7BUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body Kilmarnock

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.