Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)

North Lanarkshire Council

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Tender

17 Sep 2026 at 16:28

Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council, on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, the Integrated Joint Board and University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, is seeking one lead organisation to coordinate engagement and participation across North Lanarkshire. This is a social services contract covering supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. The supplier will lead engagement activity, support representation in health and social care governance and strategic forums, develop engagement processes, manage an Engagement and Participation Fund, and work with stakeholder organisations. It will also support delivery of the 2024–2028 Engagement and Participation Strategy and Framework, including communication, feedback, transparency, monitoring and evaluation. The work will be delivered across North Lanarkshire, with the Council based in Motherwell.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure under the Scottish public contracts regulations, using electronic submission. It is a re-advertised competition for a single-supplier agreement. The tender deadline was 2 October 2026 at 12:00 British Summer Time. The contract period is 840 days. The estimated value is £672,000 including the single lot. English is the submission language. The opportunity includes community benefit expectations and a subcontracting clause. Bids are assessed against the requirements set out for the procurement, with the detailed award criteria and participation conditions contained in the tender requirements. Suppliers may be excluded on the statutory grounds referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This opportunity suits an organisation with established experience of public or community engagement, participation and consultation in health and social care or related public services. Strong links with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups, voluntary organisations and other stakeholder networks are important, as is the ability to reach diverse communities and involve people with lived experience in decision-making. The lead supplier needs the capacity to coordinate activity across a large partnership, support governance representation, develop practical engagement systems and maintain clear feedback and accountability arrangements. Relevant strengths also include administering and monitoring grant or participation funding, building community-sector capacity, and designing performance, outcome and evaluation frameworks. Organisations able to combine strategic partnership work with reliable day-to-day coordination are well placed to compete.

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Notice Title

Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)

Notice Description

The Council intend to establish a contract with a single supplier to act as the lead organisation for Engagement and Participation activities across University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (UHSCNL), on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB). In the style of an open procedure all in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North Lanarkshire has a strong history of engagement and participation with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. Building on these established relationships and networks, the Agreement will ensure continued meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in shaping health and social care services, policies, strategies and priorities. The Agreement will support UHSCNL's commitment to ensuring that the voices of supported people, carers and communities are heard and influence decision-making at both operational and strategic levels. The successful Contractor will act as the single point of contact for Engagement and Participation across UHSCNL and will have responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing engagement and participation activity. This includes involvement in governance arrangements, developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, supporting representation within UHSCNL governance structures, and administering an Engagement and Participation Fund to support curated organisations and community groups involved in engagement activities. . . The Agreement includes: -Leading and coordinating engagement and participation activity across UHSCNL. -Developing processes for engagement and participation. -Supporting representation of communities, supported people and carers within UHSCNL governance structures and strategic forums. -Managing the allocation and monitoring of Engagement and Participation funding. -Working collaboratively with existing and new stakeholder organisations to strengthen engagement opportunities. -Supporting the development and delivery of the UHSCNL Engagement and Participation Strategy and Framework 2024-2028. -Developing planning, performance, monitoring and evaluation arrangements to measure impact and outcomes. -Ensuring effective communication, feedback mechanisms, transparency and accountability across all engagement and participation activity. . Ambitions and Objectives: The ambition of the Agreement is to create a coordinated, inclusive and sustainable approach to engagement and participation which enables supported people, unpaid carers and communities to have meaningful opportunities to influence health and social care strategy, policies and services across North Lanarkshire. Key objectives include: -Strengthening the involvement of supported people and unpaid carers in decision-making and service improvement. -Ensuring the views and experiences of communities directly inform policy, strategy and service development. -Expanding and enhancing engagement methods to reach a broader and more diverse range of people. -Supporting preventative and person-centred approaches to health and social care. -Building capacity within community and voluntary sector organisations to facilitate engagement and participation. -Promoting accountability, transparency and continuous improvement through effective governance and evaluation. -Ensuring engagement and participation activity delivers measurable outcomes and contributes to improved health and social care services for the people of North Lanarkshire. . Please refer to the Annex 1 - Details of Requirements (NLC-CPT-26-033) for full detailed specification. Additional information: Additional information PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088376-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£672,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£672,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

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