---
title: "Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000707031"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ANGUS COUNCIL"
published: "2022-09-15"
---

# Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices

Buyer: ANGUS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000707031

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## Summary

The Angus Council has initiated a tender process for a Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices. This procurement falls under the services category and has a value of £600,000. The planned procurement notice describes social prescribers/link workers who work with patients in GP practices to help them connect with wider community services. The deadline for submitting the completed questionnaire expressing interest in this opportunity is 30 September 2022.

This tender by Angus Council for a Social Prescribing Service presents an opportunity for businesses to provide support services to patients in the Angus region. Businesses offering healthcare support, community services, or behavioural change approaches are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process is in the planning stage, making it crucial for interested businesses to review the draft service specification and submit their questionnaire responses before the stated deadline to demonstrate their market capability.

## Notice

Social prescribers/link workers are generalist practitioners based in a GP practice who works directly with patients to help them navigate and engage wider community services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Social Prescribers will encourage and support patients to identify areas of voluntary, community and where appropriate statutory support and activities which may help and be of interest to them and to take the first steps to accessing them, using behavioral change approaches to support change.. A copy of the specification and a questionnaire are attached to the Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP459216 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANGUS COUNCIL |
| Locality | FORFAR |
| Post town | Dundee |
| Postcode | DD8 1AN |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Electoral ward | Forfar and District |
| Westminster constituency | Angus and Perthshire Glens |
| Delivery location | TLM71 Angus and Dundee City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP459216

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP459216&idx=3
  26th September 2022 - Short description of IT systems in use at present by current provider.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP459216&idx=1
  15th September 2022 - Draft Service Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP459216&idx=2
  15th September 2022 - Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP459216
  Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices - Social prescribers/link workers are generalist practitioners based in a GP practice who works directly with patients to help them navigate and engage wider community services.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.angus.gov.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=707031
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000707031

## Provenance

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