--- title: "Representation and Engagement" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Dumfries and Galloway Council" published: "2026-10-02" --- # Representation and Engagement Buyer: Dumfries and Galloway Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685.json) ## Summary Dumfries and Galloway Council intends to commission a local service providing representation and engagement for people with protected characteristics and the wider third sector across Dumfries and Galloway. The work is intended to help partner organisations work together towards a community where diversity is respected and celebrated and people feel safe and included. It will also support the council with Equality Act 2010 impact assessments and other statutory duties. This is a public service focused on equality, inclusion and engagement, rather than a general consultancy or standalone assessment exercise. Delivery is within Dumfries and Galloway. The process is at the planning and market-engagement stage: the council is gathering information to shape its procurement strategy, and this is not an invitation to tender or a commitment to run a competition or award a contract. The buyer’s stated expectation is to publish a further notice on 1 December 2026. The published information asks interested parties to register interest by 30 October 2026 at 12:00; this is an engagement date, not a bid deadline. The council has not set out a procedure, contract duration or estimated value. The planned service is described as one commission, with no separate lots indicated. The stated purpose and statutory support requirements give the broad basis for the work, but evaluation criteria have not yet been established. This should be of interest to organisations able to represent and engage people with protected characteristics and the wider third sector locally, and to build effective collaboration among partner organisations. Relevant experience is likely to include inclusive community engagement, equality work and supporting public bodies with Equality Act 2010 impact assessments or other statutory duties. Third-sector organisations, equality bodies and specialist engagement providers may be well placed if they can connect community perspectives with council and partner priorities. The intended outcome is practical: a more respectful, celebratory and inclusive Dumfries and Galloway where people feel safe. Suppliers can use the planned engagement to explain their capabilities and help shape the future procurement approach. The council has not stated particular accreditation, staffing or capacity requirements at this planning stage. ## Notice This contract is for providing representation and engagement of protected characteristics and the wider third sector within Dumfries and Galloway. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This contract is for a local Service providing representation and engagement of protected characteristics and the wider third sector within Dumfries and Galloway. This commission will enable partner organisations to work together towards a Dumfries and Galloway where diversity is respected and celebrated, with everyone feeling safe and included. The Commission will also support Dumfries and Galloway Council to complete Impact Assessments and other Statutory Duties that fall under the Equality Act 2010.. This Prior Information Notice is issued for information gathering and market engagement purposes only. The publication of this notice does not constitute a call for competition, a commitment to commence a procurement process, or a commitment to award any contract. Information gathered through this exercise may be used to inform Procurement strategy. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565854 | | 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 | 2 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | Dumfries and Galloway Council | | Locality | DUMFRIES | | Postcode area | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 2 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565854 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565854 Representation and Engagement - This contract is for providing representation and engagement of protected characteristics and the wider third sector within Dumfries and Galloway. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844685 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844685 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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