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2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services

Description: The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. The service will include: - Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes - the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them - participation where requested in the support planning process - assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively (read more...)

Summary: Aberdeenshire Council, through the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership, intends to commission a locally based Self-Directed Support service across Aberdeenshire. The service will provide public advice and information on Self-Directed Support legislation and its four options, support eligible referrals and support planning, and help people who employ staff to do so lawfully, including access to legal and payroll support. It will also manage Individual Service Funds and prepaid card accounts for eligible people choosing Option 2, and develop and facilitate a service-user forum. The service must support children, young people, unpaid carers and adults including older people, people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, autism, sensory impairments or substance misuse problems. Delivery should be face to face or digital, according to individual needs.

Refurbishment works to Insch Primary Nursery School

Description: Aberdeenshire Council require competitive tenders of suitably qualified contractors to complete the construction of Refurbishment Works to Insch Primary Nursery School. The project will involve working to a strict contract timeline and ensuring excellent communication skills between the contractor and the client. This is therefore a time critical project and as such, the successful contractor must be able to commit to, and demonstrate successful examples of working to strict deadlines.

Summary: Aberdeenshire Council is procuring refurbishment and construction works for Insch Primary Nursery School in Insch, Aberdeenshire. The requirement is a works contract for a suitably qualified building contractor to deliver the nursery refurbishment, supported by architectural, electrical and mechanical designs, engineering drawings, specifications and bills of quantities. The scope also includes the associated pre-construction information and preliminaries needed to plan and carry out the works. The council is the buying organisation and the work is to be delivered at the nursery school in Insch. This opportunity is therefore suited to contractors able to manage a coordinated building refurbishment project involving multiple construction disciplines, client communication and delivery against a defined technical package.

2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services

Description: The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. The service will include: - Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes - the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them - participation where requested in the support planning process - assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively (read more...)

Summary: Aberdeenshire Council, through the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership, intends to procure a locally based Self-Directed Support advice and support service across Aberdeenshire. The service will explain Self-Directed Support legislation and its four options, help people access resources and respond to eligible referrals, and contribute to support planning. It will assist people who employ their own staff, including with legal and payroll support, and manage Individual Service Funds and prepaid card accounts for eligible people choosing Option 2. The provider will also develop and facilitate a service user forum. The service is for children, young people, unpaid carers and adults, including older people and people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, autism, sensory impairments or substance misuse problems. Delivery must work face to face and through technology.

Purchase of Armoured Underwater TV Cables

Description: The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invite tenders for purchase of two replacement underwater TV (UWTV) cables for seabed surveys.

Summary: The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate is buying two replacement armoured underwater television (UWTV) cables for seabed survey work. Each cable must be 450 metres long and suitable for towing a modified sand-eel dredge to monitor sand-eel distribution around the Scottish North Sea coast. The cables will also support wet renewable surveys and observations of Nephrops distribution, particularly in areas where hard seabeds could quickly damage conventional plastic cables. This is a goods supply requirement, classified under CPV 31321400 for insulated cable. The equipment will be used in offshore surveys operating out of Scotland, with delivery and operational use centred on Scottish marine survey activity. Businesses supplying durable armoured marine cables and related underwater survey equipment should consider this opportunity.

Lift Replacement 2027

Description: The main scope of works comprise the upgrading of existing lift installations to 3 No multi storey and 2 No low rise residential blocks.

Summary: Aberdeen City Council is procuring works to upgrade existing lift installations in Aberdeen. The requirement covers three multi-storey residential blocks and two low-rise residential blocks, under the project title Lift Replacement 2027. The work is classified as lift installation and replacement works (CPV 45313100) and is delivered for residential properties in Aberdeen. The scope includes the upgrading of existing installations rather than the supply of unrelated goods or general building services. Businesses should therefore have a relevant lift engineering, modernisation or replacement capability, with the resources to work across several occupied or operational residential locations. The procurement is for works, with the council acting as the buying organisation and contract administrator for delivery and reporting requirements.

Replacement Cold Water Storage Tanks 2026-27

Description: The works generally comprise of the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of replacement cold water storage tanks and tank pipework. The works specifically entail replacing cold water storage tanks, associated cold water pipework, re-use of existing cold water booster pumps, tank automatic controls, control wiring, electrical power supplies, builders work requirements for tank supports, pipeline thermal insulation and metal cladding. Cleaning and sterilisation of the tanks and pipework shall also take place after installation and before hand-over to the council.

Summary: Aberdeen City Council is procuring building-services works to replace cold water storage tanks and associated tank pipework in Aberdeen City. The requirement covers supply, installation, testing and commissioning, including tank automatic controls, control wiring, electrical power supplies, supports, thermal insulation and metal cladding. Existing cold water booster pumps are to be reused. The contractor must clean and sterilise the tanks and pipework after installation and before handover to the council. This is a works contract for a single package, classified under CPV 45350000 for mechanical installations in buildings. It is suited to contractors able to deliver coordinated plumbing, mechanical, electrical and builders-work activities in occupied or operational buildings, with delivery centred on Aberdeen.

Horizon scanning and pathways analysis for invasive non-native species for Scotland's islands, hydrological and marine regions

Description: Work Package 1 - Horizon scanning for island, hydrological and marine regions This work package will assess non-native plants and animals (terrestrial, freshwater and marine) with potentially negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services, which are likely to be introduced to Scotland's island, river catchments and marine regions in the next ten years. Work package 2 - Pathways analysis for Scotland's island, river catchments and marine regions. Potential pathways of non-native species introduction into Scotland's island, river catchments and marine regions should be compiled for a) established INNS in Scotland and b) INNS identified through the horizon scanning exercise in Work package 1. This work package should apply the pathway terminology and assessment methodology used in the previous Scottish pathways analysis (Roy & Carvalho, 2023). Pathways of introduction (read more...)

Summary: The Scottish Government is commissioning specialist environmental research on invasive non-native species (INNS) affecting Scotland’s islands, river catchments and marine regions. The work covers terrestrial, freshwater and marine plants and animals that could threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services. It has two linked elements: horizon scanning to identify species likely to establish in the next ten years, and pathways analysis covering how established and newly identified INNS could be introduced and spread, both within Scotland and from further afield. The supplier must produce a written report for the island regions, hydrological regions and Scottish Marine Regions, plus a separate report with recommendations for future actions to protect island environments and communities from biosecurity threats. The Scottish Government is the buying organisation, with delivery across Scotland.

Berryden Corridor Improvement Project - Ground Investigation

Description: Ground Investigation for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project

Summary: Aberdeen City Council is planning ground investigation works for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project in Aberdeen. The work falls within the construction and civil engineering field and is intended to investigate ground conditions associated with the corridor improvement project. The scope is described as ground investigation for the project, delivered in Aberdeen. This is a single planned lot covering the investigation activities. The classification points to site preparation and excavation-related work, geological investigation and ground investigation services. Businesses involved in geotechnical surveying, site investigation, subsurface assessment and related civil engineering support should consider this procurement relevant when assessing their future pipeline. The council is the buying organisation and also acts as a central purchasing body.

Energy Advice Services 2026

Description: This is an ITT to provide Energy Advice 740Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents' income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area

Summary: Aberdeen City Council is seeking a supplier for energy advice services in Aberdeen City. The service must provide free, impartial information, advice and support on fuel poverty and energy efficiency, helping residents reduce fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of their homes, maximise household income and cut local carbon emissions. The work includes energy advice, support for residents, home visits, referrals to other organisations, fuel-poverty assessments and public engagement. This is an energy-efficiency consultancy service (CPV 71314300). The appointed supplier will support local economic benefits by using local installers where possible, creating local job opportunities and supporting apprenticeships in the community. The requirement is a single service lot.

Energy Advice Services 2026

Description: This is an ITT to provide Energy Advice 740Services. The Council requires a supplier to carry out the provision of a free impartial information, advice and support service on all aspects of fuel poverty and energy efficiencies. This is in order to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents' income and reduce carbon emissions within the local area

Summary: Aberdeen City Council is procuring energy advice services for Aberdeen City. The appointed supplier will provide residents with free, impartial information, advice and support on fuel poverty and energy efficiency. The service is intended to help alleviate fuel poverty, improve the energy efficiency of housing, maximise residents’ income and reduce carbon emissions. Work includes supporting householders in their homes and the local community, with public engagement activity also required. This is a public service contract, classified under CPV 71314300 for energy-efficiency consultancy services. The council is the buyer and the service is delivered across Aberdeen City. Community benefits include supporting the local economy, using local installers where possible, and creating local employment and apprenticeship opportunities.