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
- West Dunbartonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Includem SME
- Value
- £112,350
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work services (CPV 85310000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 046749-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published21 May 2026Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
The Scottish Government established the Bairns Hoose model in 2023. This model is based on the internationally acclaimed Barnahus approach, which was first established in Iceland in 1997. The Bairns Hoose aims to provide a trauma-informed environment for children who are victims or witnesses of abuse, centralizing services to reduce trauma for children. Funding has been allocated to each local authority to develop Bairn's Hoose services at a local level. West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership(WD HSCP) have been allocated funding to develop the local Bairns Hoose.
About the supplier
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