Coming up· published 11 Sept 2025
Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025
North Ayrshire Council · North Ayrshire, Scotland
North Ayrshire Council is planning Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Ayrshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 11 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
North Ayrshire Council is planning Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Ayrshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 11 September 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000809882. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process is initiated by North Ayrshire Council, serving as the buyer for the upcoming Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025 event, with the planning stage currently underway. This event falls under the services industry category and will take place in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, specifically at The Park Hotel, Rugby Park, on 18th November 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
With key public sector entities and development programmes present, organisations can interact with influential stakeholders and seek guidance on tendering processes. Attendance is free, making it accessible for all interested parties, although places are limited, urging timely registration.
About this tender
Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025 Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025 Venue: The Park Hotel, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, KA1 1UR Time: 9:30 AM - 12.30 PM The Supplier Development Programme and the Ayrshire Councils invite local businesses and third sector organisations to this free, in-person networking event, which will take place on Tuesday, 18 November 9:30am-12:30pm, in the Park Hotel Kilmarnock.
Discover upcoming contracts and frameworks, build relationships with Ayrshire buyers, get advice on tendering and network with other local businesses. As well as the East, South and North Ayrshire Councils, exhibitors are set to include the Supplier Development Programme, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Public Contracts Scotland, Scotland Excel and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited.
BOOK HERE sdpscotland.co.uk/events/ayrshire-meet-the-buyer-1886/
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Please see above. This is not a procurement, but the promotion of Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000809882
- CPV code
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products; 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products; 45000000 - Construction work; 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package; 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment; 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport); 70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis; 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; and 10 more
- CPV division
- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products; 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products; 45 - Construction work; 48 - Software package and information systems; 50 - Repair and maintenance services; 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport); 70 - Real estate services; 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; and 6 more
Location
- Local authority
- North Ayrshire
- Town
- Kilmarnock
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Electoral ward
- Irvine South
- Constituency
- Central Ayrshire
- Delivery area
- North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Area
- Southern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- North Ayrshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- William Tomelty
- Phone
- +44 1294324354
- Address
- Irvine, KA12 8EE · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025 - Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025 Date: Tuesday Venue: The Park Hotel, Rugby Park…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- Api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Sdpscotland.co.uksdpscotland.co.uk/events/ayrshire-meet-the-buyer-1886/
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000809882 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025
When will the Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025 tender open?
North Ayrshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2025?
North Ayrshire Council, based in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The named contact is William Tomelty, on +44 1294324354.
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