Awarded· 1 Apr 2024
Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS)
Dundee City Council · Dundee City, Scotland
Dundee City Council has awarded Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Dundee City.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 6 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Dias
2025
Award notice published
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
Dundee City Council has awarded Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Dundee City. The contract went to Dias. It was awarded on 1 April 2024. The contract value is £335,184.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 6 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000806522.
Summary of the contracting process
Dundee City Council has successfully completed the award stage of its procurement process for the Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS), located in Dundee, classified under the social care sector. The contract, with a procurement ID of HSCP/2425/27, was signed on 1st April 2024, and valued at £335,184. The award method was limited, bypassing prior publication of a call for competition due to a previously awarded contract for specialist service provision.
This citizen and professional advocacy service caters to adults living in Dundee, providing both paid and volunteer assistance. DIAS, as the awarded supplier, exemplifies how local SMEs can leverage their expertise in delivering specialist services to secure public sector contracts.
About this tender
An independent citizen and professional (paid and volunteer) advocacy service for adults (aged 21-65 years) who live in Dundee. An independent issue based (professional and collective) service for adults (aged 65 years +)
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Complete
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Dias
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £335,184
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000806522
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Town
- Dundee
- Postcode
- DD1 1QE
- Electoral ward
- Maryfield
- Constituency
- Dundee Central
- Delivery area
- Scotland, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Angus and Dundee City
- Area
- Eastern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Dundee City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jennifer McDonald
- Phone
- +44 1382433989
- Address
- Dundee, DD1 1QE · Scotland · Scotland
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Dias
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS) - An independent citizen and professional (paid and volunteer)…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000806522 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS)
Who won the Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS) contract?
Dundee City Council awarded the contract to Dias on 1 April 2024.
How much is the Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS) contract worth?
The contract value is £335,184.
Who is the buyer for Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS)?
Dundee City Council, based in Dundee City, Scotland. The named contact is Jennifer McDonald, on +44 1382433989.
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