Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  North Lanarkshire Council
  Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
  Motherwell
  ML1 1AB
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 7866989244
  
            E-mail: corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKM84
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
 
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
Support Services for Domestic Abuse
            Reference number: NLC-CPT-24-069
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  85000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a contract to single service provider for the provision of Support for Domestic Abuse Services.
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  The proposed contract will be for an initial 24 months with the option to extend for up to a further 2, 12 month periods.  The maximum term is 4 years.
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  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				1 384 492.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    85300000
    85310000
    98000000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKM84
Main site or place of performance:
    Across the North Lanarkshire area
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    In accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74, the Council propose to establish a Contract for Support Services for Domestic Abuse 2025/2029.  The following information is intended to give Providers an overview of the high-level requirements.
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    Requirements:  We are seeking an inclusive domestic abuse service for any person affected by abuse.
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    Inclusive domestic abuse service must provide support to those who needed it within the context of gender analysis, related needs/reduce risk and support recovery, which is able to meet current demand, address gaps in service delivery whilst ensuring services are compliant with legislation and national and local policy.
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    The Service will support all those who require it who are either directly or indirectly affected by domestic abuse.  Effective interventions for victims who are high and medium risk with effective processes in place to signpost those at standard risk to appropriate supports.
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    Further to this overview, a detailed specification is contained within the main Invitation to Tender (ITT) document which is accessible (and downloadable) from the Buyer Attachment area within the PCS-T Tendering System.
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    The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender documents (ITT) which will be published within the PCS-T Tendering System.
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    Tenderers must respond to a series of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope;
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    Tenderers must downloand and complete a range of Award Questions and Statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope;
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    Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope.
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    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 BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:
    Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of 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/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services
  IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
  Single-stage procedure.
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  Tender Application: Tenderers must complete an ESPD and provide proposals for Service Delivery. Tenders must be submitted via PCS-T only.
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  Tender responses will be scored by a tender evaluation panel from within the Council.
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IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2024/S 000-039808
 
Section V: Award of contract
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2025
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
  Sacro
  29 Albany Street
  British
  EH21 7PY
  UK
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor is an SME:
        Yes
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
              
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					: 1 384 492.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
*This notice retrospectively completes the Contract Award.
The contract period is 2 June 2025 2024 until 1 June 2027.
For avoidance of doubt, this is not a new open requirement.
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(SC Ref:809630)
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Hamilton Sheriff Court
    Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street
    Hamilton
    ML3 0BT
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 1698282957
    
            E-mail: hamilton@scotcourts.gov.uk
   
  VI.4.3) Review procedure
  Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
  An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/09/2025