Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Self Directed Support Information and Advice
Notice Description
North, South and East Ayrshire Councils, require an independent organisation to provide information and advice on the options available and to assist supported persons and/or carer(s) to make informed choices and meet identified support plan outcomes. The service will be jointly funded by North, South and East Ayrshire Councils however, North Ayrshire Council will administer the tendering process and will be lead authority for the contract. The service will be delivered to supported persons and/or carer(s) who meet the criteria to access Self-Directed Support through the Act living across the full geographical area of all three Councils. The Councils currently have a contract in place that is due to expire on 31st July 2020 and therefore the requirement is being retendered. The resultant contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by up to 24 months dependent on satisfactory performance and budget approval for the Councils.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Social Care (Self-Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 ('the Act') came in to effect April 1st, 2014. The Act gives people flexibility around how their eligible identified social care is arranged, delivered and managed. It helps people to make informed decisions about how much choice, responsibility and ongoing control they want over their own support arrangements. The Act imposes a duty on Council's to provide four options to all adults, children and carers eligible for support or provided with services. The Act requires all Councils to explain the nature, effect and impact of all four options. North, South and East Ayrshire Councils must have an independent organisation to provide information and advice on all four options and to assist people in making informed choices to meet their identified support plan outcomes.
Renewal: Up to 24 months dependant on performance and budget availability
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000603408
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385071
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £555,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £550,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £554,907 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Jan 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jan 2020Expired
- Award Date
- 7 Apr 20205 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- January 2025
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Christopher Turner, Heather Murray
- Contact Email
- christurner@north-ayrshire.gov.uk, heather.murray@east-ayrshire.gov.uk, procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk, procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1294324062, +44 1563576125, +44 1563576183, +44 3001230900
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IRVINE
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- East Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
- Westminster Constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV371602&idx=1
11th November 2019 - Further information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371602
Provision of Self Directed Support Information and Advice - North, South and East Ayrshire Councils require an independent organisation to provide information and advice on the options available and to assist supported persons and/or carer(s) to make informed choices and meet identified support plan outcomes. Further information is contained within the additional documents area -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC375563
Provision of Self Directed Support Information and Advice - North, South and East Ayrshire Councils, require an independent organisation to provide information and advice on the options available and to assist supported persons and/or carer(s) to make informed choices and meet identified support plan outcomes. The service will be jointly funded by North, South and East Ayrshire Councils however, North Ayrshire Council will administer the tendering process and will be lead authority for the contract. The service will be delivered to supported persons and/or carer(s) who meet the criteria to access Self-Directed Support through the Act living across the full geographical area of all three Councils. The Councils currently have a contract in place that is due to expire on 31st July 2020 and therefore the requirement is being retendered. The resultant contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by up to 24 months dependent on satisfactory performance and budget approval for the Councils. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385071
Provision of Self Directed Support Information and Advice - North, South and East Ayrshire Councils, require an independent organisation to provide information and advice on the options available and to assist supported persons and/or carer(s) to make informed choices and meet identified support plan outcomes. The service will be jointly funded by North, South and East Ayrshire Councils however, North Ayrshire Council will administer the tendering process and will be lead authority for the contract. The service will be delivered to supported persons and/or carer(s) who meet the criteria to access Self-Directed Support through the Act living across the full geographical area of all three Councils. The Councils currently have a contract in place that is due to expire on 31st July 2020 and therefore the requirement is being retendered. The resultant contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by up to 24 months dependent on satisfactory performance and budget approval for the Councils.
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