Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Argyll and Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
UK
Contact person: Samantha Torrie
Telephone: +44 1546604145
E-mail: samantha.torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Advocacy for Adults
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Independent Advocacy Service for Adults
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM63
UKM81
Main site or place of performance:
Argyll and Bute
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provider will provide an Independent Advocacy Service (the Service) to Adults in the Argyll and Bute local authority area.
The Service will be provided to adults over 16 years of age principally under the following legislation:
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002
The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011
The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Please note that the contract value shown is the estimated value for the max contract term of 4 years.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/contents
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Please refer to the ITT
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-064689
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:818285)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dunoon Sheriff Court
Dunoon
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2025