Contract

Independent Advocacy Services for Adults

  • Stirling Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • NHS Forth Valley

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070714

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05515c

Published 4 November 2025, 10:16am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Stirling Council

Procurement, Teith House

Stirling

FK7 7QA

Email

andersony@stirling.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1786404040

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.stirling.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00146

one.1) Name and addresses

Clackmannanshire Council

Kilncraigs, Greenside Street

Alloa

FK10 1EB

Email

Procurement@clacks.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1259450000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00260

one.1) Name and addresses

Falkirk Council

The Foundry, 4 Central Boulevard, Central Park

Larbert

FK5 4RU

Email

cpu@falkirk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1324506070

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM76 - Falkirk

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Forth Valley

Trust Headquarters, Carseview Castle Business Park

Stirling

FK9 4SW

Email

david.logie@nhs.scot

Telephone

+44 1786463031

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM76 - Falkirk

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhsforthvalley.com

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00067

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Independent Advocacy Services for Adults

Reference number

SC2425-0150

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Independent advocacy services for adults within the Forth Valley area

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: £1,959,811.60

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
  • UKM76 - Falkirk
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
Main site or place of performance

Forth Valley

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of independent advocacy services in the Forth valley area.

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

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-034243


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

16 October 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Forth Valley Advocacy

1 The Bungalows

Larbert

FK5 4SZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,959,811.60


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:813755)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Stirling Sherrif Court

Stirling

Country

United Kingdom