Awarded contract

Award of Children's Advocacy Service

Details

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council
Supplier(s): BORDERS INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICE
Value: £329,691
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 10 February 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking Bidder responses to this Quick Quote to appoint an external Service Provider, who is experienced and appropriately qualified, to deliver a Children’s Advocacy Service to all Children and Young people aged between five and eighteen years across the Scottish Borders. Support may also be required in some instances for children from birth (0) years old to five (5) years old, and individual(s) up to the age of twenty-six (26) years of age who are eligible for continuing care.This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the “Light Touch Regime”.

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 February 2026

About the buyer

Scottish Borders Council is the local authority for the Scottish Borders and advertises its tenders on Public Contracts Scotland, Scotland's shared tendering portal. Individual council services handle smaller purchases directly, contacting suppliers who fit their needs. Larger contracts go through the council's Procurement Service, running full tenders via Public Contracts Scotland-Tender. Suppliers register on Public Contracts Scotland to receive notifications for opportunities in their sector. A public contract register shows the council's current contracts and their expiry dates. Existing council or national contracts are used first, before new tenders go to market.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Scottish Borders Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, architectural and engineering services and construction materials.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-borders-council.gov