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title: "Distress Brief Intervention"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000751197"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Distress Brief Intervention

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000751197

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract for the Distress Brief Intervention project to Lifelink. The contract is valued at £1,917,013 and was signed on 8th March 2024. The project involves providing mental health services across North & South Lanarkshire, aligning with the Scottish Government's Mental Health Strategy. The procurement was carried out as an open procedure with a specific focus on social services.

This procurement opportunity for the Distress Brief Intervention project by the North Lanarkshire Council offers business growth prospects to service providers in the mental health sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare industry would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The project's timeline spans from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026, with a possible 1-year extension option, providing long-term business opportunities for successful bidders.

## Notice

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract with a sole contractor for Distress Brief Intervention. . The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is to secure a sole Contractor who will support the Contracting Body to fulfill its requirement for Distress Brief Intervention across North & South Lanarkshire as part of the Scottish Government's Mental Health Strategy 2017 - 2027. . Duration: 01/04/2024 until 31/03/2026 with additional 1 year option until 31/01/2027 (2 years plus 1 year extension option). . Budget: The allocated budget for this project is 1,918,262 GBP (excluding VAT) over the maximum 3 year period (36 months). This budget is fixed for the full contract duration. . Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500501 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,917,013 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | 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, TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIFELINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 8 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500501
- 28 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493668

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493668
  Distress Brief Intervention - North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract with a sole contractor for Distress Brief Intervention. . The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500501
  Distress Brief Intervention - North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract with a sole contractor for Distress Brief Intervention. . The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751197
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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