Support in the Right Direction (SIRDs) Grant Fund Manager
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Supplier(s)
- Inspiring Scotland
- Value
- £728,093.62
- Topic
- Financial consultancy services
- Published
- 16 April 2024
Tender description
The Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) funding programme was launched by the Scottish Government in 2018 with the aim of increasing the delivery of independent support for people who need social care. SIRD organisations provide independent support, advocacy and advice to help supported people, their families and carers make informed decisions and plans for their social care. The contract requirement is for a Grant Fund Manager to manage the SIRD fund on behalf of the Scottish Government through the application stage, core award stage and monitoring stage. Lot 1: The Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) grant fund manager was procured via the Grant Fund Manager DPS (Project Code 25336) on PCS-T. All suppliers who held a place on the DPS as of January 2024 were invited to submit a bid in the call off procurement.. Contract value stated covers the initial 3 year period. Pricing for year 4 (optional extension year) will be subject to fluctuation (+/-) up to and in line with the annualised Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year immediately preceding the relevant anniversary of the contract commencement date, applied annually and cumulatively.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date25 March 2024
- Completed: Award published16 April 2024Current notice
About the buyer
The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 66171000 · Financial consultancy services
- 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
- 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-government.gov |
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