Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
UK
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM94
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
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
Provision of a Recovery College
Reference number: CE-129-25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership are proposing to commission a Mental Health Recovery College. Recovery Colleges take an educational approach to mental health and is informed by a combination of recovery, adult education, and community education principles.
The aim of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to identify Providers who would be interested in a proposed future Contract opportunity for this requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 268 931.24
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85300000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM94
Main site or place of performance:
South Ayrshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mental health and wellness are recognised as an important and essential component of health and is fundamental to the ability to live and enjoy life.
Recovery can be a voyage of self-discovery and personal growth, which does not impose limits on people. Experiences of mental illness can provide opportunities for change, reflection and discovery of new values, skills, and interests.
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership are proposing to commission a Mental Health Recovery College. Recovery Colleges take an educational approach to mental health and is informed by a combination of recovery, adult education, and community education principles.
It is envisaged that the service will provide open access to all from 16 years plus, regardless of whether they are known to mental health services and whether they have a diagnosed mental health condition at the time of presentation. The service will support all patients into recovery (according to their individual recovery goals) whether they have long-term enduring mental health conditions, are nearing a point of crisis or where the individual’s goal is around prevention and early intervention.
Courses are expected to be delivered cover a range of areas; from developing and enhancing social skills, assisting, and promoting recovery, through to development of peer works through peer training (e.g. Peer2Peer) and preparing people to begin or return to work or training for work. Therefore, latterly in a student’s journey in the Recovery College there would be an expectation that they would have access to, where they wish, vocational courses.
Key service deliverables are anticipated to be:
- Pro-active promotion and engagement and will ensure that the service is reaching the community where the need is greatest. This includes ensuring that courses are delivered in each of the three localities within South Ayrshire.
- Support to identify and achieve their individual recovery goals using monitoring tools to map and identify progress towards recovery.
- Commitment to developing a co-produced model within the college as well as a commitment to developing a structured peer support approach by developing individuals into this role as much as possible.
- Service delivery from appropriately qualified staff with the relevant skills and experience and, appropriately, people with lived experience of mental health problems in either an employment or voluntary arrangement.
- Will be required to facilitate the delivery of (and directly deliver if appropriate) courses as per the Recovery College model.
- To be organised and delivered in a way to maximise patient involvement and continued participation until the point of jointly agreed recovery. Individuals should be supported to recover and transition through the Recovery College.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: QUALITY
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
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 000-044933
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CE-129-25
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/09/2026
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: 0
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
RAMH
41 Blackstoun Road
Paisley
PA3 1LU
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:
: 1 268 931.24
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 or regulation 8 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 .
(SC Ref:843772)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2026