Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- AdvoCard SME
- Value
- £450,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 074067-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jul 2026
- Published5 Aug 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
The Service Provider must: - Manage, administer and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advocacy support to all eligible Service Users who request support following a death in prison custody. - Design the service to deliver the activities within the Specification. - Put in place systems, agreements and processes to ensure local delivery of advocacy support are consistently available across the whole of Scotland. - Deliver the service independently of both Scottish Ministers, Scottish Prison Service, COPFS, and other statutory bodies. - Monitor service delivery; provide the Purchaser with robust monitoring information; and act when needed to improve services. - Ensure that Service Users, staff and other stakeholders are treated with dignity, fairness and respect. Additional information: The Contract may be extended by two 12-month periods, to a date falling no later than 31 August 2029.
About the supplier
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