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Provision of a Recovery College

South Ayrshire Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

23 Sep 2026 at 10:34

Award Notice
Tender

15 May 2026 at 13:51

Tender Notice
Planning

27 Jun 2025 at 15:31

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Ayrshire Council commissioned a mental health Recovery College serving people aged 16 and over across South Ayrshire. The service uses an educational approach combining recovery, adult education and community education. It supports people with varied mental health needs, including those seeking early intervention or prevention, towards goals they set for their own recovery. Courses cover social skills, recovery support, peer development and training, and preparation for work or further training. Delivery includes active community engagement, courses across all three localities, progress monitoring, co-production and structured peer support. The college is intended to help people take part through to a jointly agreed recovery point, with transitions supported throughout. Services are health and social work, including social work services.

The process is complete and the contract was awarded to RAMH, which signed it on 15 September 2026. The contract value is £1,268,931.24. The contract is active, with a stated duration of 1,800 days. The procurement used an open procedure and was evaluated on quality (90%) and price (10%). It was a single-lot requirement. The tender deadline was 26 June 2026. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The college service is recurrent, with January 2031 stated as the recurrence point. The award is active and the contract has been signed.

This award shows demand from South Ayrshire Council for a whole-community mental health recovery education service delivered across three localities, rather than a narrow clinical intervention. A credible provider would need to organise and facilitate a varied course programme, engage people with differing needs and recovery goals, and support participation through their journey. The delivery model calls for qualified staff with relevant skills and experience, alongside meaningful involvement of people with lived experience, whether employed or volunteering. Strength in co-production, peer support development, progress monitoring and links to vocational learning would align with the requirement. The successful supplier was an SME, and the competition attracted one bid, indicating that a capable specialist provider can deliver the service at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Recovery College

Notice Description

South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership are proposing to commission a Mental Health Recovery College. Recovery Colleges take an educational approach to mental health and is informed by a combination of recovery, adult education, and community education principles. The aim of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to identify Providers who would be interested in a proposed future Contract opportunity for this requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Mental health and wellness are recognised as an important and essential component of health and is fundamental to the ability to live and enjoy life. Recovery can be a voyage of self-discovery and personal growth, which does not impose limits on people. Experiences of mental illness can provide opportunities for change, reflection and discovery of new values, skills, and interests. South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership are proposing to commission a Mental Health Recovery College. Recovery Colleges take an educational approach to mental health and is informed by a combination of recovery, adult education, and community education principles. It is envisaged that the service will provide open access to all from 16 years plus, regardless of whether they are known to mental health services and whether they have a diagnosed mental health condition at the time of presentation. The service will support all patients into recovery (according to their individual recovery goals) whether they have long-term enduring mental health conditions, are nearing a point of crisis or where the individual's goal is around prevention and early intervention. Courses are expected to be delivered cover a range of areas; from developing and enhancing social skills, assisting, and promoting recovery, through to development of peer works through peer training (e.g. Peer2Peer) and preparing people to begin or return to work or training for work. Therefore, latterly in a student's journey in the Recovery College there would be an expectation that they would have access to, where they wish, vocational courses. Key service deliverables are anticipated to be: - Pro-active promotion and engagement and will ensure that the service is reaching the community where the need is greatest. This includes ensuring that courses are delivered in each of the three localities within South Ayrshire. - Support to identify and achieve their individual recovery goals using monitoring tools to map and identify progress towards recovery. - Commitment to developing a co-produced model within the college as well as a commitment to developing a structured peer support approach by developing individuals into this role as much as possible. - Service delivery from appropriately qualified staff with the relevant skills and experience and, appropriately, people with lived experience of mental health problems in either an employment or voluntary arrangement. - Will be required to facilitate the delivery of (and directly deliver if appropriate) courses as per the Recovery College model. - To be organised and delivered in a way to maximise patient involvement and continued participation until the point of jointly agreed recovery. Individuals should be supported to recover and transition through the Recovery College.

Renewal: Recurrent in January 2031

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055559
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089990-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,268,931 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
January 2031

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA7 1DR
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Ayr West
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RAMH

Further Information

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