Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Team
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
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
Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)
Reference number: NLC-CPT-26-033
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council intend to establish a contract with a single supplier to act as the lead organisation for Engagement and Participation activities across University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (UHSCNL), on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB).
In the style of an open procedure all in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
672 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
Main site or place of performance:
North Lanarkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Lanarkshire has a strong history of engagement and participation with supported people, unpaid carers, community groups and voluntary organisations. Building on these established relationships and networks, the Agreement will ensure continued meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in shaping health and social care services, policies, strategies and priorities. The Agreement will support UHSCNL's commitment to ensuring that the voices of supported people, carers and communities are heard and influence decision-making at both operational and strategic levels.
The successful Contractor will act as the single point of contact for Engagement and Participation across UHSCNL and will have responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing engagement and participation activity. This includes involvement in governance arrangements, developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, supporting representation within UHSCNL governance structures, and administering an Engagement and Participation Fund to support curated organisations and community groups involved in engagement activities.
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The Agreement includes:
-Leading and coordinating engagement and participation activity across UHSCNL.
-Developing processes for engagement and participation.
-Supporting representation of communities, supported people and carers within UHSCNL governance structures and strategic forums.
-Managing the allocation and monitoring of Engagement and Participation funding.
-Working collaboratively with existing and new stakeholder organisations to strengthen engagement opportunities.
-Supporting the development and delivery of the UHSCNL Engagement and Participation Strategy and Framework 2024–2028.
-Developing planning, performance, monitoring and evaluation arrangements to measure impact and outcomes.
-Ensuring effective communication, feedback mechanisms, transparency and accountability across all engagement and participation activity.
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Ambitions and Objectives:
The ambition of the Agreement is to create a coordinated, inclusive and sustainable approach to engagement and participation which enables supported people, unpaid carers and communities to have meaningful opportunities to influence health and social care strategy, policies and services across North Lanarkshire.
Key objectives include:
-Strengthening the involvement of supported people and unpaid carers in decision-making and service improvement.
-Ensuring the views and experiences of communities directly inform policy, strategy and service development.
-Expanding and enhancing engagement methods to reach a broader and more diverse range of people.
-Supporting preventative and person-centred approaches to health and social care.
-Building capacity within community and voluntary sector organisations to facilitate engagement and participation.
-Promoting accountability, transparency and continuous improvement through effective governance and evaluation.
-Ensuring engagement and participation activity delivers measurable outcomes and contributes to improved health and social care services for the people of North Lanarkshire.
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Please refer to the Annex 1 - Details of Requirements (NLC-CPT-26-033) for full detailed specification.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
672 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 28
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
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents.
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:
As stated in the procurement documents.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/10/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This is a re-advertisement of the previously published contract notice:
Ref No: 840865
Title: Administration Support of Engagement and Participation (Supported People, Unpaid Carers and Communities)
The original notice had been allocated the reference number 20260821-000015 [full FTS/OJEU reference number: 2026-231047].
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32791. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Refer to Annex 2 of the ITT Document located within the PCS-Tender for further information on the Councils Community Benefit expectations.
(SC Ref:843283)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts, Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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
17/09/2026