--- title: "Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "North Lanarkshire Council" published: "2026-09-17" --- # Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities) Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0774c9.json) ## Summary North Lanarkshire Council, on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, the Integrated Joint Board and University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, is seeking one lead organisation to coordinate engagement and participation across North Lanarkshire. This is a social services contract covering supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. The supplier will lead engagement activity, support representation in health and social care governance and strategic forums, develop engagement processes, manage an Engagement and Participation Fund, and work with stakeholder organisations. It will also support delivery of the 2024–2028 Engagement and Participation Strategy and Framework, including communication, feedback, transparency, monitoring and evaluation. The work will be delivered across North Lanarkshire, with the Council based in Motherwell. The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure under the Scottish public contracts regulations, using electronic submission. It is a re-advertised competition for a single-supplier agreement. The tender deadline was 2 October 2026 at 12:00 British Summer Time. The contract period is 840 days. The estimated value is £672,000 including the single lot. English is the submission language. The opportunity includes community benefit expectations and a subcontracting clause. Bids are assessed against the requirements set out for the procurement, with the detailed award criteria and participation conditions contained in the tender requirements. Suppliers may be excluded on the statutory grounds referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This opportunity suits an organisation with established experience of public or community engagement, participation and consultation in health and social care or related public services. Strong links with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups, voluntary organisations and other stakeholder networks are important, as is the ability to reach diverse communities and involve people with lived experience in decision-making. The lead supplier needs the capacity to coordinate activity across a large partnership, support governance representation, develop practical engagement systems and maintain clear feedback and accountability arrangements. Relevant strengths also include administering and monitoring grant or participation funding, building community-sector capacity, and designing performance, outcome and evaluation frameworks. Organisations able to combine strategic partnership work with reliable day-to-day coordination are well placed to compete. ## Notice The Council intend to establish a contract with a single supplier to act as the lead organisation for Engagement and Participation activities across University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (UHSCNL), on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB). In the style of an open procedure all in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74. ### Lot Information Lot 1 North Lanarkshire has a strong history of engagement and participation with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. Building on these established relationships and networks, the Agreement will ensure continued meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in shaping health and social care services, policies, strategies and priorities. The Agreement will support UHSCNL's commitment to ensuring that the voices of supported people, carers and communities are heard and influence decision-making at both operational and strategic levels. The successful Contractor will act as the single point of contact for Engagement and Participation across UHSCNL and will have responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing engagement and participation activity. This includes involvement in governance arrangements, developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, supporting representation within UHSCNL governance structures, and administering an Engagement and Participation Fund to support curated organisations and community groups involved in engagement activities. . . The Agreement includes: -Leading and coordinating engagement and participation activity across UHSCNL. -Developing processes for engagement and participation. -Supporting representation of communities, supported people and carers within UHSCNL governance structures and strategic forums. -Managing the allocation and monitoring of Engagement and Participation funding. -Working collaboratively with existing and new stakeholder organisations to strengthen engagement opportunities. -Supporting the development and delivery of the UHSCNL Engagement and Participation Strategy and Framework 2024-2028. -Developing planning, performance, monitoring and evaluation arrangements to measure impact and outcomes. -Ensuring effective communication, feedback mechanisms, transparency and accountability across all engagement and participation activity. . Ambitions and Objectives: The ambition of the Agreement is to create a coordinated, inclusive and sustainable approach to engagement and participation which enables supported people, unpaid carers and communities to have meaningful opportunities to influence health and social care strategy, policies and services across North Lanarkshire. Key objectives include: -Strengthening the involvement of supported people and unpaid carers in decision-making and service improvement. -Ensuring the views and experiences of communities directly inform policy, strategy and service development. -Expanding and enhancing engagement methods to reach a broader and more diverse range of people. -Supporting preventative and person-centred approaches to health and social care. -Building capacity within community and voluntary sector organisations to facilitate engagement and participation. -Promoting accountability, transparency and continuous improvement through effective governance and evaluation. -Ensuring engagement and participation activity delivers measurable outcomes and contributes to improved health and social care services for the people of North Lanarkshire. . Please refer to the Annex 1 - Details of Requirements (NLC-CPT-26-033) for full detailed specification. Additional information: Additional information PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088376-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £672,000 | | Lots value | £672,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | North Lanarkshire Council | | Locality | MOTHERWELL | | Postcode area | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML1 1AB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire | | Local authority | North Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig | | Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | | Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 17 Sep 2026 at 16:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088376-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843283 - https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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