Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Advocacy for Adults
Notice Description
Independent Advocacy Service for Adults
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Provider will provide an Independent Advocacy Service (the Service) to Adults in the Argyll and Bute local authority area. The Service will be provided to adults over 16 years of age principally under the following legislation: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. Please note that the contract value shown is the estimated value for the max contract term of 4 years. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000812870
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545455
- 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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £723,520 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £723,520 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- PA31 8RT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond
-
- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT541292&idx=1
13th October 2025 - Independent Advocacy ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT541292&idx=2
13th October 2025 - Appendix 1 - Performance report template Example -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT541292&idx=3
13th October 2025 - Staffing Information - TUPE -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541292
Independent Advocacy for Adults - Independent Advocacy Service for Adults -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545455
Independent Advocacy for Adults - Independent Advocacy Service for Adults
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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