Notice Information
Notice Title
Advice in Accessible Settings Fund Management
Notice Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Advice in Accessible Settings Fund Management. The Advice in Accessible Settings fund will provide funding to partnerships between advice agencies and other local services in Scotland, such as schools, charities, hospitals and mental health services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Advice in Accessible Settings Fund Management. The call-off procedures of the Scottish Government Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System were applied to this procurement
Options: The initial contract period is 36 months commencing 01/04/26 and ending on 31/03/29. The contract may be extended by 12 months from 01/04/29 and ending on 31/03/30.
Procurement Information
The call-off procedures of the Scottish Government Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System were applied to this procurement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000826291
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551522
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75100000 - Administration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £734,130 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 20265 days 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
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH6 6QQ
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551522
Advice in Accessible Settings Fund Management - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Advice in Accessible Settings Fund Management. The Advice in Accessible Settings fund will provide funding to partnerships between advice agencies and other local services in Scotland, such as schools, charities, hospitals and mental health services.
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