Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Chair of the APC, CPC & MAPPA
Notice Description
Fife Council wishes to appoint an independent chair to ensure that the Child and Adult Support and Protection Committees, which comprise of representatives from the NHS, Police Scotland, the Council and third sector members, to discharge their functions in accordance with national legislation and guidance relating to child and adult support and protection. The independent chair will be rigorous, inclusive, objective, will hold people to account and will be independent from all other agencies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Fife Council wishes to appoint an independent chair to ensure that the Child and Adult Support and Protection Committees, which comprise of representatives from the NHS, Police Scotland, the Council and third sector members, to discharge their functions in accordance with national legislation and guidance relating to child and adult support and protection. The independent chair will be rigorous, inclusive, objective, will hold people to account and will be independent from all other agencies.
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the specification however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: Optional extension period of up to 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000822126
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548392
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
75230000 - Justice services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £120,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 8 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIFE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katy Hope
- Contact Email
- katy.hope@fife.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLENROTHES
- Postcode
- KY7 5LT
- Post Town
- Kirkcaldy
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
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- Local Authority
- Fife
- Electoral Ward
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton
- Westminster Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548392
Independent Chair of the APC, CPC & MAPPA - Fife Council wishes to appoint an independent chair to ensure that the Child and Adult Support and Protection Committees, which comprise of representatives from the NHS, Police Scotland, the Council and third sector members, to discharge their functions in accordance with national legislation and guidance relating to child and adult support and protection. The independent chair will be rigorous, inclusive, objective, will hold people to account and will be independent from all other agencies.
Notice URLs
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