Dumfries and Galloway Advice and Information Service

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Scotland (UKM92)

Awarded value£4,528,025published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Advice and Information Service aims to provide the Dumfries and Galloway Region with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face-to-face, online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region.

CPV: Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Advice and Information Service aims to provide the people of Dumfries & Galloway…

The Advice and Information Service aims to provide the people of Dumfries & Galloway with high quality information and advice covering a range of services from promoting and increasing financial capability, reducing unmanageable debt, maximising household income, providing advice, assistance and information, providing tribunal, court representation and advocacy services and appropriate signposting. Services will be delivered face to face , online and telephone from local delivery points across the whole region. Additional information: A prior information notice as a call for competition was published prior to regulation change. There was no genuine interested parties come forward with the ability to deliver the full service required.

Delivery: Scotland · Covering the whole Dumfries and Galloway Region

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Sept 2023, 09:49 BST
Last source update: 26 Sept 2023, 08:56 BST
Authority reference: DGCSC-0008
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-028276
Classification (CPV): Provision of services to the community
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fa50 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A Prior Information Notice as a Call for Competition was published prior to UK regulation change. However, this can still be relied upon and this VEAT notice is to further provide transparency on intention to award. No further competition has been identified to provide the size and nature of this service within Dumfries and Galloway.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:745717)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £4,528,0251 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 4 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service	£4,528,025 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service	£4,528,025 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 026278-2023-DGCSC-0008-1 · Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service
Signed
4 Sept 2023
Value
£4,528,025
Status
active
Contract 028276-2023-1 · Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service
Signed
4 Sept 2023
Value
£4,528,025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice ServiceAwarded supplier 81-85, Irish Street, DUMFRIES, Scotland, DG1 2PQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.