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title: "Strategic Needs Assessment to Inform an All Age Commissioning Strategy"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000816623"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-11-24"
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# Strategic Needs Assessment to Inform an All Age Commissioning Strategy

Buyer: EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000816623

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## Summary

See notice for full details.

## Notice

East Renfrewshire Council is inviting suppliers to express interest in the following possible procurement activity. The Councils Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will review all expressions of interest and will invite only those that they consider best meet the requirement. This PIN is stage 1 to gather interest and stage 2 will be the issue of a Quick Quote via Public Contracts Scotland. The HSCP require a suitably qualified consultant or agency to deliver a strategic needs assessment and comprehensive high level analysis of key demographic, planning, socioeconomic and health data which will support in the delivery of our strategic vision priorities and measures. The output will be a publishable strategic need assessment, strategic housing needs assessment, market position statement and a full needs assessment for the HSCP. It will be set around the following priorities set out in combined delivery plan and strategic plan - Keeping Our Promise - Supporting children, young people, and families to thrive, belong, and contribute to our community. - Living, Ageing and Dying Well - Enabling vulnerable adults and unpaid carers to live independently, safely, and well. - Healthy Communities - Promoting prevention, early help, and wellbeing so people can live in good health for longer. - Valuing Our Workforce - Ensuring our workforce is supported, engaged, and empowered to deliver high-quality care and continuously improve. - Public Protection and Justice - Delivering on our statutory responsibilities to safeguard children and adults from harm through our formal collaborative partnerships The Strategic Needs Assessment will draw upon - Data sources (local, national, comparative) - Engagement with stakeholders (service users, carers, workforce, providers, East Renfrewshire's Citizens' panel) - Analytical frameworks (SWOT, benchmarking, trend analysis) Stage 2 Quick Quote will require bidders to produce a Market Position Statement to inform and accompany an all age commissioning strategy based on the strategic needs assessment and strategic housing needs assessment covering the following priorities - Keeping Our Promise - Supporting children, young people, and families to thrive, belong, and contribute to our community. - Living, Ageing and Dying Well - Enabling vulnerable adults and unpaid carers to live independently, safely, and well. - Public Protection and Justice - Delivering on our statutory responsibilities to safeguard children and adults from harm through our formal collaborative partnerships It is expected that by offering this opportunity in an open market, that cost savings will be made under the estimated value.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Please see the description above. If you are interested in responding to this, you are required to submit one A4 page with details of your previous experience matching this requirement and detail why you believe you would be a suitable supplier. Please send your response to louise.mcnaught@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk no later than 12 noon Monday 1 December 2025. Only suppliers who provide the information above will be considered for invitation to the Quick Quote.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544160 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice |
| 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 | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| 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 | EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GIFFNOCK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G46 6UG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Westminster constituency | East Renfrewshire |
| Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544160

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544160
  Strategic Needs Assessment to Inform an All Age Commissioning Strategy - East Renfrewshire Council is inviting suppliers to express interest in the following possible procurement activity. The Councils Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will review all expressions of interest and will invite only those that they consider best meet the requirement. This PIN is stage 1 to gather interest and stage 2 will be the issue of a Quick Quote via Public Contracts Scotland. The HSCP require a suitably qualified consultant or agency to deliver a strategic needs assessment and comprehensive high level analysis of key demographic, planning, socioeconomic and health data which will support in the delivery of our strategic vision priorities and measures. The output will be a publishable strategic need assessment, strategic housing needs assessment, market position statement and a full needs assessment for the HSCP. It will be set around the following priorities set out in combined delivery plan and strategic plan - Keeping Our Promise - Supporting children, young people, and families to thrive, belong, and contribute to our community. - Living, Ageing and Dying Well - Enabling vulnerable adults and unpaid carers to live independently, safely, and well. - Healthy Communities - Promoting prevention, early help, and wellbeing so people can live in good health for longer. - Valuing Our Workforce - Ensuring our workforce is supported, engaged, and empowered to deliver high-quality care and continuously improve. - Public Protection and Justice - Delivering on our statutory responsibilities to safeguard children and adults from harm through our formal collaborative partnerships The Strategic Needs Assessment will draw upon - Data sources (local, national, comparative) - Engagement with stakeholders (service users, carers, workforce, providers, East Renfrewshire's Citizens' panel) - Analytical frameworks (SWOT, benchmarking, trend analysis) Stage 2 Quick Quote will require bidders to produce a Market Position Statement to inform and accompany an all age commissioning strategy based on the strategic needs assessment and strategic housing needs assessment covering the following priorities - Keeping Our Promise - Supporting children, young people, and families to thrive, belong, and contribute to our community. - Living, Ageing and Dying Well - Enabling vulnerable adults and unpaid carers to live independently, safely, and well. - Public Protection and Justice - Delivering on our statutory responsibilities to safeguard children and adults from harm through our formal collaborative partnerships It is expected that by offering this opportunity in an open market, that cost savings will be made under the estimated value.

## Notice URLs

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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=816623

## Provenance

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