Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Renfrewshire Council
Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,
Giffnock
G46 6UG
UK
Contact person: Louise McNaught, Procurement Category Manager
Telephone: +44 1415778590
E-mail: louise.mcnaught@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00183
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
Advocacy Services for Looked After Children, Children with a Disability, Children in Child Protection Process
Reference number: ERC000650
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85311300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership has now awarded to a suitably qualified provider for the Provision of Children Advocacy Services.
East Renfrewshire's Health and Social Care Partnership has an ongoing requirement to provide an independent professional advocacy service for children and young people who are or have been looked after including referrals relating to children involved in the Child Protection process, those with a learning or any other disability and young carers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
224 719.55
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Renfrewshire Council on behalf of the Health & Social Care Partnership has now awarded to a suitably qualified provider for the Provision of Children's Advocacy Services.
The main priority for this tender is for all Looked After Children and Young People including those who:
- Have or are experiencing poor mental health
- Have a learning disability
- Are involved in the Child Protection process
- Are identified as young carers
- Advocacy for younger children
- Advocacy for children transitioning to adult services
The Advocacy model will include:
- One to One Advocacy
- Non-instructed Advocacy
- Reporting on areas of good practice and weakness in relation to the HSCP and related services
- A visible presence within the boundaries of East Renfrewshire
- Representation at Participation and Engagement opportunities within East Renfrewshire to consider group advocacy issues
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Case Study
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Service Provision
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Staff Development and Support
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality Standards for Advocacy
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Fair Work First & Living Wage
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Carbon Footprint
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-015112
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ERC000650
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Who Cares? Scotland
Suite 208/09,The Pentagon Centre,, 36-38 Washington Street,
Glasgow
G3 8AZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7977092690
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 224 719.55
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.
Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days
of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any.
The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that where a bidder is unable to confirm or provide a satisfactory improvement plan the Council reserves the right to remove you from the process.
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope.
(SC Ref:834583)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Paisley Shariff Court and Justice of the Peace
Paisley
PA3 2HW
UK
E-mail: paisley@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2026