The Provision of Direct Support Services for Adults and Young Carers
A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice
by DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £710K
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 03 Mar 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Dumfries
2 buyers
- Dumfries & Galloway Council Dumfries
5 suppliers
- Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre Dumfries
- Quarriers Glasgow
- Change Mental Health Edinburgh
- Alzheimer Scotland Edinburgh
- Relationships Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries
Description
Adult Carers will have access to a range of preventative approaches & supports that enable them to achieve & maintain optimum wellbeing, and be fully supported to continue in their caring role. Including: -Preparation of Adult Carer Support Plans -Information/advice including awareness raising of local/national Carers issues -Individual/group support to Carers -A range of short breaks -Promotion of adult Carer involvement in providing views and feedback including direct representation for example. participation in local forums, social media Young Carers will have access to a range of preventative approaches & supports that enable them to achieve & maintain optimum wellbeing, and be fully supported to continue in their caring role. Include: -Preparation of Young Carer Statements -Information/advice including awareness raising of local/national Carers issues -Individual/group support to Young Carers -A range of short breaks -Promotion of Young Carer involvement in providing views and feedback
Lot Division
| 1 | Information, Advice and Support for Carers and Young Carers Lot 1 of the contract aims to provide a full range of preventative approaches and support that enables Carers of call ages in Dumfries and Galloway to achieve and maintain optimum wellbeing and be fully supported to continue their caring role. |
| 2 | Information, Advice and Support for Parent Carers of Children under 18 Lot 2 of the contract aims to support Carers who are caring for children and young people under the age of 18. This is by offering a range of preventative approaches and support that enables Carers to achieve and maintain optimum wellbeing and be fully supported to continue their caring role. |
| 3 | Information, Advice and Support for Carers of People Living with Mental Ill Health Lot 3 of the contract aims to support Carers who are caring for someone with mental ill health. This is by offering a range of preventative approaches and support that enables Carers to achieve and maintain optimum wellbeing and be fully supported to continue their caring role. |
| 4 | Information, Advice and Support for Carers of People Living with Dementia Lot 4 of the contract aims to support Carers who are caring for someone living with dementia This is by offering a range of preventative approaches and support that enables Carers to achieve and maintain optimum wellbeing and be fully supported to continue their caring role. |
| 5 | Counselling for Carers Lot 5 is for a counselling service would be available to support Carers to improve their health and wellbeing. This service should be available for Carers who require counselling due to psychological impact of their caring role which can include the end of a caring role or bereavement. |
Award Detail
| 1 | Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre (Dumfries)
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| 2 | Quarriers (Glasgow)
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| 3 | Change Mental Health (Edinburgh)
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| 4 | Alzheimer Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 5 | Relationships Scotland Dumfries & Galloway (Dumfries)
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CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
Indicators
Legal Justification
Under the Light Touch Regime for Social Care (Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Award of contracts for social and other specific services 74. A public contract or framework for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 must be awarded in accordance with this Section, where the value of the contract or framework is equal to or greater than the threshold indicated in regulation 5(1)(d) (thresholds). 75.—(1) A contracting authority intending to award a public contract or framework for the services referred to in regulation 74 (award of contracts for social and other specific services) must make known its intention by means of— 2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where a negotiated procedure without prior publication could have been used in accordance with regulation 33 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) for the award of the contract.
Other Information
It is intended this contract is to be awarded for a 1 year period under the Light Touch Regime. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=825350. (SC Ref:825350)
Reference
- FTS 019147-2026