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title: "Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d23"
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# Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease Service

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d23

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council is procuring a specialist Huntington’s disease service for use by North Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council, South Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire & Arran. The work falls within health and social care services, including specialist guidance and counselling. The council is the lead contracting authority; the other three organisations are named participants in the contract. Services are to be delivered in Ayrshire, covering the participating councils and health board. The requirement includes community benefits, with mandatory commitments relating to employment, employability and skills, small and medium-sized enterprises, third-sector organisations, education and the local community wish list.

The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure. The procurement is a single-lot requirement. The submission deadline set was 30 October 2026 at 12 noon UTC. The anticipated contract start date is 1 April 2027; the initial contract period is three years, with an option to extend by up to 24 months at the lead council’s discretion, subject to satisfactory performance and funding. The estimated value is £601,765. Tenders are assessed as the most economically advantageous, with quality weighted at 85% and price at 15%. Bidders must meet the stated requirements and provide the information requested in the Single Procurement Document; exclusion may apply under the relevant Scottish public procurement regulations. The contract allows electronic invoicing, ordering and payment.

This opportunity suits providers with specialist capability in supporting people affected by Huntington’s disease and delivering health, counselling, rehabilitation or related community-based social care. Delivery requires staff whose names and professional qualifications are provided, so bidders should be able to field an appropriately qualified team for a service involving several local authorities and a health board. The assessment places substantially greater weight on service quality than on price, making relevant expertise, a credible delivery model and the ability to demonstrate quality important competitive strengths. The requirement also calls for mandatory community-benefit commitments spanning employment, skills and employability, SME participation, third-sector organisations, education and community priorities. Providers able to build these commitments into service delivery will be better placed to address the full requirement.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") invites tenders for the provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease Service. Please note that this contract will be used by East Ayrshire Council ("EAC"), NAC, South Ayrshire Council ("SAC") and the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board. Any reference to 'North Ayrshire Council', 'NAC' or 'the Council' throughout the tender documentation should be read to also include EAC, SAC and the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board as appropriate. NAC will be the lead contracting authority, and EAC, SAC and the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board will be named participants on the contract. The anticipated contract start date is 1st April 2027. The contract period is 3 years with the option to extend for up to 24 months (this will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will follow the open tender process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092182-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £601,765 |
| Lots value | £601,765 |
| 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 Ayrshire Council |
| Additional buyers | East Ayrshire Council; NHS Ayrshire & Arran; South Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85142100 - Physiotherapy services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 10:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092182-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist-
- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
- http://www.nhsaaa.net
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844242
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00060
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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