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title: "Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000743859"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-09-26"
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# Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service

Buyer: DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000743859

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## Summary

The Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded a contract for the "Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service" to Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service. The procurement process was initiated through a tender and followed a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, with a value of £4,528,025 GBP, was signed on 4th September 2023. The service aims to provide high-quality information and advice covering financial capability, household income, tribunal representation, and advocacy services across the region.

This public procurement contract for the "Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service" presents business opportunities for companies involved in providing advice, financial services, and advocacy. Businesses with experience in delivering face-to-face, online, and telephone services, especially in the Dumfries and Galloway area, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process has already been completed, and the contract is now active, offering a clear scope for service provision and growth potential for interested businesses.

## Notice

Advice and Information Service aims to provide the Dumfries and Galloway Region with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face-to-face, online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Advice and Information Service aims to provide the people of Dumfries & Galloway with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face to face , online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region.. A prior information notice as a call for competition was published prior to regulation change. There was no genuine interested parties come forward with the ability to deliver the full service required.

### Procurement Information

A Prior Information Notice as a Call for Competition was published prior to UK regulation change. However, this can still be relied upon and this VEAT notice is to further provide transparency on intention to award. No further competition has been identified to provide the size and nature of this service within Dumfries and Galloway.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489035 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,528,025 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 2HP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489035
- 6 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487630

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487630
  Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service - Advice and Information Service aims to provide the Dumfries and Galloway Region with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face-to-face, online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489035
  Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service - Advice and Information Service aims to provide the Dumfries and Galloway Region with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face-to-face, online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000743859

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