--- title: "DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Scottish Government" published: "2026-09-09" --- # DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot) Buyer: Scottish Government Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is procuring services to deliver a pilot Truth Project, appointing one qualified provider. The work is a private listening exercise for victims and survivors, enabling them to give accounts of what happened to them and its impact in a trauma-informed setting. The service includes psychological support and will be delivered in Scotland. This is a specialist support and engagement requirement rather than a general counselling, research or administrative contract. The provider will need to design and deliver the pilot in line with the requirements set by Scottish Ministers, with appropriate arrangements for confidentiality, trauma-informed practice and support for participants. The procurement is classified as human psychological support services (CPV 85121270). The buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission via PCS-Tender. The estimated value is £250,000. Bids were due by 12:00 on 9 October 2026, with bid opening at the same time; the evaluation period was scheduled to start on that date. The contract is for 150 days, with an option to extend by up to three months. There is one lot and one provider is to be appointed. The stated lot criteria include trauma-informed support quality, weighted at 25, and price, weighted at 30; the Invitation to Tender contains the award questions and weightings. The Single Procurement Document is assessed pass or fail, alongside suitability, economic and technical selection requirements. This suits an established psychological support, survivor support or specialist trauma-informed service provider able to deliver confidential listening work for victims and survivors. Staff providing psychological support must either hold a British Psychological Society-accredited undergraduate or conversion qualification plus at least two years’ professional experience in a trauma-informed environment, or recognised trauma-informed training from a professional body or accredited provider plus at least five years’ relevant experience. Bidders need relevant examples from the past three years, a current ratio of at least 1.0, professional indemnity insurance of at least £2 million and public liability insurance, including abuse liability, of at least £5 million. Providers using subcontractors must demonstrate suitable supply-chain controls, payment performance and environmental management measures. ## Notice A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact, ### Lot Information Lot 1 Scottish Ministers seek to appoint a single qualified service provider to deliver a Truth Project Pilot. A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact, Renewal: The contract may be extended by up to 3 months. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564191 | | Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract 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 | 9 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | Scottish Government | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 9 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564191 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564191 DCAF - Truth Project (Pilot) - A Truth Project is fundamentally a listening exercise. It collects the accounts of victims and survivors privately, in a trauma-informed way, allowing them to share what happened to them and its impact, ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842595.json.