Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 103849-2026
Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services and Supports in South and East Ayrshire
- Value
- £11.8m
- Closes
- 4 Dec 2026 (26 days)
- Where
- Scotland
- Lots
- 6
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
South Ayrshire Council, working with East Ayrshire Council, wants to set up a list of approved providers of alcohol and drug recovery services and supports in South and East Ayrshire, split into 6 lots over 60 months with an estimated value of £11,825,000. A place on the list is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work: individual contracts are later awarded by direct award or a further competition, and bids close on 4 December 2026 at 12:00.
Good fit for: Charities, social enterprises and care providers that deliver alcohol and drug recovery, counselling or rehabilitation support in Ayrshire.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
This procurement exercise is a collaboration between South Ayrshire Council and East Ayrshire Council on behalf of the South Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (SAADP) and the East Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EAADP), with South Ayrshire Council (the Council) acting as the lead contracting authority. The Council has a requirement to establish a multi-lot Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) comprising of a range of suitably qualified Service Providers capable of delivering high-quality alcohol and drug recovery services and supports. The FFA is intended to create a flexible and sustainable framework through which the SAADP and EAADP can award call-off contracts and/or partnership agreements, either through direct award or by conducting a further competition. The scope of the FFA falls within the ‘Social and Other Specific Services’ category and is subject to the procurement regimes set out under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. As such, this “Light Touch Regime” allows a flexible approach which will permit new entrants to submit tender offers for inclusion of services and supports on the FFA or will allow existing Service Providers to apply for inclusion of new services or supports to the FFA.
Getting the documents
publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk (free to register, then register your interest in this notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 2 Nov 2026.
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