Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support Service
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) invites tenders for the provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support Service.
The anticipated contract start date is 15th May 2027. The contract period is 3 years with the option to extend for up to 24 months (this will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding).
- How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
CPV: Community health services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Probation services · Provision of services to the community · Rehabilitation services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The procurement will follow the open tender processPublished value£2,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
The contract will be awarded following an Open Procedure. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), taking account of both quality and price in accordance with the methodology detailed within the tender documents.
In order to achieve the most economically advantageous tender, a quality price ratio of (70%) quality and (30%) price will be used.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- As per the Single Procurement Document (SPD) available on PCS-T, tenderers must satisfy all stated criteria and provide the information requested within the SPD. Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £4,400,000 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How North Ayrshire Council buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
North Ayrshire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 52 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid20% / 36%
2–340% / 34%
4–640% / 18%
7+0% / 11%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate42% / 31%
Within ±2%47% / 50%
Above estimate11% / 19%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1The procurement will follow the open tender processCPV 8531Published estimate£2.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid19%
2–368%
4–611%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 29 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£2.2m–£2.2m
Estimate£2.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Turning Point ScotlandEarlier contract | Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Support Servicenotice published Jun 2023 | — | £2.1m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Neighbourhood NetworksWorked for this buyer | Provision of a Community Link Networknotice published Aug 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Break the SilenceWorked for this buyer | NAC-5141 - Provision of a Counselling Service for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse to North and East Ayrshire Councilnotice published Oct 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| PenumbraWorked for this buyer | Mental Health Peer Support Service within North Ayrshirenotice published Apr 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing AssociationWorked for this buyer | Provision of a Transitional Supported Living Service for Young Peoplenotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.8m3 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £749k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=5 | |
| £1.5m2 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
| £12m2 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=6 | |
| £87m25 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
Change, Grow, LiveLarge | £315m30 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £91m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
88% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
88% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (88% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Support Service — held by Turning Point Scotland; no contract end date published.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
- Authority reference
NAC/5242- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091262- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b25Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32834. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits will be required on a mandatory basis for: - Employment - Employability & Skills - SMEs - TSOs - Education - Community Wish List (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist- application-form/) (SC Ref:843944)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Sept 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 2 days28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.