Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Advocacy Services for Adults
Notice Description
Independent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of independent advocacy services in the Forth valley area.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000802247
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542669
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- 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
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,878,559 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,959,811 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STIRLING COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- andersony@stirling.gov.uk, cpu@falkirk.gov.uk, david.logie@nhs.scot, procurement@clacks.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1259450000, +44 1324506070, +44 1786404040, +44 1786463031
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ALLOA
- Postcode
- FK10 1EB
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM76 Falkirk, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
-
- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling East
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533056
Independent Advocacy Services for Adults - Independent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542669
Independent Advocacy Services for Adults - Independent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area
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