Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dumfries and Galloway Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service SME
- Value
- £490,223.70
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 026920-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Mar 2026
- Published24 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
There is a statutory requirement to provide advocacy services for individuals under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. This service requires establishment in Dumfries and Galloway and is being awarded under the Light Touch Regime for Health and Other Social And Specific Services.
About the supplier
Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service: every public contract they have won.