North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

UK

E-mail: murraythompson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM93

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: NAC/5234

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

North Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the provision of a community link network support for adults aged 18–65 years with a diagnosed learning disability.

The purpose of the community link network is to enable individuals to engage with, contribute to, and benefit from the assets within their neighbourhoods and communities. This model provides preventative and early intervention support, helping individuals to build connections that sustain their wellbeing, independence, and participation in community life.

The anticipated contract start date is 14th September 2026 and the contract period will be for 36 months.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 304 617.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships:

- As this contract includes work with vulnerable adults, bidders must confirm all staff engaged in the contract hold a Protecting Vulnerable Group ("PVG") membership - sight of the certificate is not required.

- Bidders must confirm that the service is registered with the Care Inspectorate as a Housing Support Service.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 203,078 GBP per year for the last three years.

Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of any one event

- Public Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of any one event

- Third-party motor vehicle insurance - A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf

North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Bidders must provide two examples that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the contract. Examples must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 200,000 GBP. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process. If you submit more than two examples, NAC will only evaluate the first two examples provided.

Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts. References must be fully completed and signed by previous customers and must be of a similar scope, size, and value and be from within the last three years. If any of the referees score less than two, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. If you submit more than two references, NAC will only evaluate the first two references provided.

Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

- Staff working within the service must be registered and maintain their registration for the duration of their employment with the SSSC in line with requirements of their role.

Bidders will be 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 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/06/2026

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15/06/2026

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body