NHS Lanarkshire awards South ADP Advocacy Service to EQUAL SAY LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 11:57.

Opportunity overview

NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”) and on behalf of South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (SLADP), wishes to procure an organisation who, as lead providers, will work alongside South Lanarkshire Alcohol, and Drug Partnership (SLADP) to ensure that individuals including families/loved ones impacted or affected by alcohol or substance use have access to responsive high quality advocacy.

Awarded to

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Equal Say

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £949.9k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 2 Sept 2026
Award ID: 098810-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Wishaw, UKM8, ML2 8AG, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”) and on behalf of South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (SLADP), wishes to procure an organisation who, as lead providers, will work alongside South Lanarkshire Alcohol, and Drug Partnership (SLADP) to ensure that individuals including families/loved ones impacted or affected by alcohol or substance use have access to responsive high quality advocacy.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: NHSL653
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85000000
Description: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”) and on behalf of South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (SLADP), wishes to procure an organisation who, as lead providers, will work alongside South Lanarkshire Alcohol, and Drug Partnership (SLADP) to ensure that individuals including families/loved ones impacted or affected by alcohol or substance use have access to responsive high quality advocacy.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85000000
Description: Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM8

Delivery Location

Description: South Lanarkshire Wide

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: NHS Lanarkshire
Id: GB-FTS-2456

Identifier

Legal Name: NHS Lanarkshire

Address

Street Address: NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters, Kirklands, Fallside Road
Locality: Bothwell
Region: UKM8
Postal Code: G71 8BB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 1698752649
Email: mary.frame@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00297 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: Equal Say
Id: GB-FTS-187690

Identifier

Legal Name: Equal Say

Address

Street Address: 104 Stewarton St
Locality: Wishaw
Region: UKM8
Postal Code: ML2 8AG
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 7725792133

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Hamilton Sherriff Court
Id: GB-FTS-11765

Identifier

Legal Name: Hamilton Sherriff Court

Address

Street Address: Sherriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street
Locality: Hamilton
Postal Code: ML3 0BT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098810-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187690
Name: Equal Say

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098810-2026-1
Award ID: 098810-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 3 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 949,881.14
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Bothwell · UKM8 · G71 8BB · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM8

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

047562-2026tender · 22 May 2026, 10:11
098810-2026award, contract · 20 Oct 2026, 10:19

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

NHS Lanarkshire has awarded the South ADP Advocacy Service to EQUAL SAY LIMITED. The published contract record is active and reports a signed value of £949,881.14 for advocacy support across South Lanarkshire for people, families and loved ones affected by alcohol or substance use.

Published outcome signals

Tender notice published22 May 2026Evidence: Release history lists tender release 047562-2026 dated 2026-05-22.
Award and contract notice published20 October 2026Evidence: Release history lists release 098810-2026, tagged award and contract, dated 2026-10-20.
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 098810-2026-1 has status active.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098810-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a067
First published: 22 May 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 11:57
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Awarded to EQUAL SAY LIMITED under an open procedure for lot 1.

Market significance

This is a single-supplier health and social care advocacy award with a published contract value just below £950,000.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EQUAL SAY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 098810-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 949881.14 GBP · active

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Award 098810-2026-1 names supplier Equal Say for lot 1; verified supplier data identifies the legal company as EQUAL SAY LIMITED (SC246026). The associated contract has a value of GBP 949,881.14 and active status.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Tender notice published

99% confidence

22 May 2026

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Release history lists tender release 047562-2026 dated 2026-05-22.

Award and contract notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Release history lists release 098810-2026, tagged award and contract, dated 2026-10-20.

Contract record status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 098810-2026-1 has status active.

Contract signature date

99% confidence

3 September 2026

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Contract 098810-2026-1 reports dateSigned 2026-09-03.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

£949,881.14

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Contract 098810-2026-1 reports value amount 949881.14, currency GBP.

Tender value ceiling

95% confidence

£950,000

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Process record reports value_max of 950000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

26 June 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process record reports submission_deadline 2026-06-26T12:00:00+01:00.

Contract signed

99% confidence

3 September 2026

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Contract record reports dateSigned 2026-09-03.

Award and contract notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Award/contract release is dated 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

South ADP Advocacy Service

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Process title is NHSL653 South ADP Advocacy Service.

Requirement

99% confidence

Lead-provider advocacy support for individuals, families and loved ones affected by alcohol or substance use.

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Tender and lot 1 descriptions state this requirement.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot (lot 1)

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Tender data contains lot 1 and the award relates to lot 1.

Delivery area

99% confidence

South Lanarkshire-wide

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Tender item deliveryLocation is South Lanarkshire Wide; delivery region is UKM8.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 85000000 — Health and social work services

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Tender classification and item additional classification state CPV 85000000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurement_method_details is Open procedure.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, scores or evaluation information is present in the supplied data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 098810-2026-1 is marked active.

Signature

99% confidence

Signed on 3 September 2026

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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-09-03.

Start and end dates

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice.

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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period is supplied.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice.

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No extension or renewal provisions are present in the supplied data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

99% confidence

The published award assigns the sole lot to one supplier.

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Only award 098810-2026-1 is supplied, it relates to lot 1, and it names one supplier.

Value position

99% confidence

The published contract value is £118.86 below the stated £950,000 tender value ceiling.

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Published contract value is £949,881.14 and process value_max is £950,000.

Procurement route

99% confidence

The requirement was competed through an open procedure.

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Process procurement method details state Open procedure.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06a067
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

NHS Lanarkshire

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Process buyer_name and buyer party identify NHS Lanarkshire.

Commissioning context

99% confidence

NHS Lanarkshire is procuring on behalf of South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (SLADP).

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Tender description explicitly states this arrangement.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Body governed by public law; health function

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Buyer party classifications list TED_CA_TYPE BODY_PUBLIC and COFOG 07 Health.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

EQUAL SAY LIMITED (company number SC246026)

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Verified supplier data identifies EQUAL SAY LIMITED, company number SC246026, through a normalised-name match; Companies House status is recorded as Active.

Source trading name

99% confidence

Equal Say

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The award party and source supplier name are Equal Say.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details record scale as sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date or renewal terms are supplied, so a renewal estimate cannot be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified legal identity available

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification identifies EQUAL SAY LIMITED (SC246026) with status verified.

Contract period

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No contract start date, end date or duration is present in the supplied data.

Award decision date

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

Award record award_date is null.

Competition and evaluation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No tender count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation rationale is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not state the contract start date, end date, duration, extension options or renewal terms.
The award decision date is not supplied.
The published notice does not provide bid numbers, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
No individual lot value is stated separately; the published contract value is associated with the single awarded lot.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the NHS Lanarkshire South ADP Advocacy Service contract?

EQUAL SAY LIMITED won award 098810-2026-1 for lot 1.

What is the published contract value?

The associated contract record reports £949,881.14.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record reports a signature date of 3 September 2026.

When does the contract end?

The published notice does not provide a contract end date.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

NHSL653 South ADP Advocacy Service

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Equal Say

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Lots and requirements

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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