Official UK procurement notice
Royal Hospital for Children Money and Debt Advice Service
Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will operate from the RHC and target families whose child is in hospital or who are regularly attending outpatients at the RHC or are unable to access community services due to their child’s diagnosis/condition/caring responsibilities or inpatient stay, and as such deliver to families within NHSGGC and throughout Scotland. It will aim to support families experiencing financial issues to maximise income, reduce household expenditure and debt alleviate money worries.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£250,000
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).
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £500,000 (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 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’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: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
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 51 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 bid54% / 35%
2–323% / 37%
4–623% / 20%
7+0% / 7%
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 estimate10% / 21%
Within ±2%80% / 65%
Above estimate10% / 13%
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 #1CPV 85Published estimate£250k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 85. The comparison uses that group.
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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 bid33%
2–349%
4–615%
7+3%
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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 185 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%£250k
Estimate£250k
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners in AdvocacyEarlier contract | Hosted Advocacy Services for Children and Young peoplenotice published Jan 2025 | — | £250k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and DrugsWorked for this buyer | Family Support Services (Inverclyde)notice published Aug 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| GEMAP Scotland LtdWorked for this buyer | Acute Financial Inclusion Servicesnotice published Apr 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| The Advocacy ProjectWorked for this buyer | NHSGGC Advocacy Servicesnotice published Oct 2026 | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.2m1 awards in 36m · last this month | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
IncludemSME | £4.1m4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | 20% below n=2 |
Barnardo'sLarge | £167m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 31 live · £87m 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=38 |
ACTION FOR CHILDRENLarge | £144m33 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 7 live · £8.2m 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=17 |
| £16m7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £1.3m 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=4 |
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.
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
- 23 Oct 2026, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
GGC1111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e96Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: SPD Question 4B.4 With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderers are required to state the value for the following financial ratio): Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio) (Total current assets divided by total current liabilities) The acceptable range for this financial ratio is: >0.99 Tenderers should be able to provide 2 years financial accounts when requested by NHSGGC SPD Question 4B.4 With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderers are required to state the value for the following financial ratio): Net Profit Margin (Net profits divided by revenue x 100) The acceptable range for this financial ratio is 0 or higher Tenderers should be able to provide 2 years financial accounts when requested by NHSGGC Please note: Organisations with Charitable Status are not required to provide a response to this question SPD Question 4B.5.1b With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1b Tenderers must hold and evidence Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP5m for any one incident of series or related incidents in any one year. If tenderers do not currently have this level of insurance, they must agree to put it in place prior to contract commencement SPD Question 4B.5c With reference to SPD question 4B.5c Tenderers must hold and evidence Public Liability Insurance = GBP5m for any one incident of series or related incidents in any one year. If tenderers do not currently have this level of insurance, they must agree to put it in place prior to contract commencement The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 33009. 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: Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway (SC Ref:846421)
How to participate & submission route
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- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Oct 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 10:36 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 28 days23 Nov 2026, 13:00 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
- Glasgow 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.