✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 14:32.
Opportunity overview
Renfrewshire Council/Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (RHSCP) are seeking a Provider to deliver a community based mental health service for adults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire experiencing stress and distress in their mental health. This will include the three following components to support and manage their current episode of stress and distress and provide the tools to prevent and manage future episodes:
1. Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Services Level 2
2. Counselling and Therapeutic Support
3. Group-Based Support and Wellbeing Activities
The outcomes the Council/RHSCP wish to see evidenced for people supported via this Service are as follows:
- Improvement in mental health and emotional wellbeing;
- Increased resilience, confidence, and self-management skills;
- Reduction in social isolation and loneliness;
- Strengthened social support networks and community connectedness;
- Enablement of individuals to achieve personal recovery goals and improve quality of life;
- Promotion of early intervention and prevention, reducing the need for more intensive statutory and specialist mental health services;
- Supporting people to maintain independence and participate fully in their communities.
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
The Tender Procedure shall be conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold as an Open procedure relating to Services under Chapter 3 Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Additional information: The Contract Period will be for 2 years with the Council option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months on two occasions.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.
The Contract will be evaluated and awarded against the published award criteria:
Quality - 100%
Price - Pass/Fail
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Submission Method
electronicSubmission
Other Requirements
Reduction Criteria
Please refer to full details included under section V1.3 Additional Information.
Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes
Contract terms
Performance Terms
Contract Monitoring will be in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract (Health and Social Care), Condition 9.9, Quality Assurance, Contract Monitoring and Performance Standards and the Service Specification.
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Tender Period
Ends
9 Nov 2026, 12:00
Submission terms
Languages
en
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Tender Procedure shall be conducted in accordance with an above Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Threshold as an Open procedure relating to Services under Chapter 3 Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Additional information: The Contract Period will be for 2 years with the Council option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months on two occasions.
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
060186-2026planning ·
2
095655-2026tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking a provider for a community-based mental health service for people aged over 16 experiencing stress and distress. The service combines Level 2 Distress Brief Intervention, counselling and therapeutic support, and group-based wellbeing activity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver integrated adult community mental health, counselling, DBI Level 2 and group wellbeing support in the stated delivery area.
Key points identified
Service componentsDeliver DBI Services Level 2, counselling and therapeutic support, and group-based support and wellbeing activities.Evidence: Description lists the three service components.
Outcome evidenceEvidence improvements in mental health and emotional wellbeing, resilience, confidence, self-management, social connection, recovery and quality of life, alongside early intervention and prevention outcomes.Evidence: Description sets out the outcomes the Council/RHSCP wishes to see evidenced.
Target service usersAdults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire experiencing stress and distress in their mental health.Evidence: Description states the service is for adults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire.
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking a provider for a community-based mental health service for people aged over 16 experiencing stress and distress. The service combines Level 2 Distress Brief Intervention, counselling and therapeutic support, and group-based wellbeing activity.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver integrated adult community mental health, counselling, DBI Level 2 and group wellbeing support in the stated delivery area.
Evidence of specified wellbeing, resilience, connection, recovery and prevention outcomes
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service components
99% confidence
Deliver DBI Services Level 2, counselling and therapeutic support, and group-based support and wellbeing activities.
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Description lists the three service components.
Outcome evidence
98% confidence
Evidence improvements in mental health and emotional wellbeing, resilience, confidence, self-management, social connection, recovery and quality of life, alongside early intervention and prevention outcomes.
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Description sets out the outcomes the Council/RHSCP wishes to see evidenced.
Target service users
99% confidence
Adults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire experiencing stress and distress in their mental health.
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Description states the service is for adults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire.
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No supplier selection, exclusion, financial, insurance or staffing requirements are supplied.
Service-user eligibility
99% confidence
Adults aged over 16 experiencing stress and distress in their mental health.
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Opportunity description.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract period
98% confidence
2 years, with options for the Council to extend by up to 12 months on two occasions.
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Lot 1 additional information states the initial period and extension options.
Maximum potential duration
97% confidence
Up to 4 years, if both extension options are exercised in full.
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Derived from a 2-year initial term plus two extensions of up to 12 months each.
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No value amount, range or currency is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
UKM83; the description identifies Renfrewshire.
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Delivery location is recorded as UKM83 and the description repeatedly refers to Renfrewshire.
Delivery model
99% confidence
Community-based mental health service.
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Opportunity title and description.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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Process procurement_method_details is 'Open procedure'; Lot 1 also states that the tender will be conducted as an Open procedure.
Regulatory context
95% confidence
Services under Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; stated as above the GPA threshold.
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Lot 1 description.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
9 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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Process and Lot 1 submission deadline are both 2026-11-09T12:00:00Z.
Lot structure
99% confidence
One active lot is supplied; it has no title.
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Lots data contains only Lot 1, with a null title.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Commercial information incomplete
99% confidence
No contract value, currency, contract start date or contract end date is supplied.
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Process value, currency and contract date fields are null; the lot value is also null.
Supplier conditions not provided
99% confidence
No explicit supplier certifications, accreditations, insurance, financial standing, staffing or submission-document requirements are supplied.
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No documents are supplied and the provided data contains no such requirements.
Lot information incomplete
99% confidence
The sole lot is active but has no title and no stated value.
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Lot 1 title and value amount are null.
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