Notice Information
Notice Title
Additional Support for Learning - National Advocacy Service
Notice Description
The Scottish Government's Directorate for Learning (Support and Wellbeing Unit) requires a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide a National Advocacy Service on behalf of individual children and young people who may require additional learning support.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose of the National Advocacy Service is to fulfil the legal requirement to provide a free of charge advocacy service to parents and young people who make a reference to the Additional Support Needs jurisdiction within the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, against an education authority's decisions regarding the provision of educational support. The requirement is for a national service, and the supplier must provide a service that is equal and universally accessible to eligible persons throughout Scotland. The objective of the contract is to deliver the following outcomes: - To provide independent advocacy and representation for young people and parents of children with additional support needs from the time they have grounds to make a referral to the ASN Tribunal. - Seek to resolve individual cases at a local level where possible prior to referral to the ASN Tribunal. - Provide representation to young people and parents of children with additional support needs at the Additional Support Needs jurisdiction of the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland where appropriate.
Renewal: The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2028. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04af97
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006320-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,112,152 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,112,152 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,109,800 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Feb 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Timings are reliant on how long this statute requirement remains in force.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ross.cameron@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8LU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice URLs
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