Contract

Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003199

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cf9c

Published 31 January 2025, 8:55am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street

Glasgow

G4 0SF

Contact

Yvonne Wallace

Email

yvonne.wallace5@nhs.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young people

Reference number

GGC0911

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wish to appoint an independent advocacy service for children and young people who are being treated in Skye House and Ward 4 of the Royal Hospital for Children. This is a highly specialised service mandated by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act. the service is usually non instructed and is governed by clearly defined principles and standards.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City
Main site or place of performance

Glasgow

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An Independent Advocacy Service for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde's Specialist Childrens Services Hosted Services which include the West of Scotland Adolescent Inpatient Unit and The Child Inpatient Unit. The Service will be provided to the whole spectrum of mental health service users up to the age of 18 years and the diversity of the population including gender, ethnicity, age, disability (physical or otherwise) and sexuality.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Searches carried out with Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance have confirmed that the current supplier is the sole provider for this type of service in West of Scotland. Competent suppliers are located in other areas of the UK but these tend to have a limited and specific geographical reach.

Previous tendering exercises have resulted in a single bid from this supplier.

This is a specialist service which requires indepth knowledge of the psychiatric inpatient setting in Glasgow. To achieve a comparable level of skill, suppliers would need to undertake extensive training over a considerable period of time which would result in disruption to the existing service- a transition period of a minimum of 12 months would be required.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-001065


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Partners in Advocacy

Strathclyde Business Centre, 120 Carstairs Street

Glasgow

G40 4JD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:789294)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

.Glasgow Sheriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/