Official UK procurement notice
Family Support Services (Inverclyde)
Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and the Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug
Partnership (ADP) require the delivery of a Family Support Service (FSS) for adults and young
people aged 16 years and over, who reside in Inverclyde and are affected by the alcohol
and/or drug use of a family member, partner, friend or loved one.
The Family Support service will recognise that substance use can have a significant and
lasting impact on family members in their own right and that families require support regardless
of whether their loved one is currently engaged in treatment, recovery or active substance
use.
The Family Support service will place families at the centre of all activity and will operate within
a framework of:
Trauma-Informed Practice
Family Inclusive Practice
Whole Family Approaches
Human Rights Based Practice
Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
The Family Support service will provide; early intervention, prevention, emotional support,
education, advocacy, peer support, bereavement support, pathways for moving on to other
community-based supports when appropriate, and family recovery interventions to improve
outcomes for individuals, families and communities across Inverclyde.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Family Support Service will provide flexible, accessible and person-centred support toPublished value£500,000
The Family Support Service will provide flexible, accessible and person-centred support to
individuals aged 16 years and over who are affected by another person's alcohol and/or drug
use.
The service aims to:
Improve wellbeing, resilience and quality of life.
Reduce isolation and stigma.
Strengthen coping skills.
Promote hope and recovery.
Improve family relationships where appropriate.
Support families to have a voice in service development and strategic planning.
Ensure families are connected to wider community supports.
Deliver compassionate local responses to crisis, overdose and bereavement. Additional information: The contract will initially be for a period of 12 months with an option to extend it to 4 x 12 months
on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Authority reference
GGC1070- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090206- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778c1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
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How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Sept 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Submission deadline42h ago26 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.