Awarded· 21 Nov 2024
Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the Forth Valley Area
Falkirk Council · Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Falkirk.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 21 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health
2025
Award notice published
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
Falkirk Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Falkirk. The contract went to Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health. It was awarded on 21 November 2024. The contract value is £380,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 21 May 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000787815.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process conducted by Falkirk Council, acting as the contracting authority, focused on the provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the Forth Valley area. The contract, titled "Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the Forth Valley Area," falls under the industry category of general public services and involves services within the health and social care sector.
The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Falkirk Council initiated this contract on behalf of Falkirk HSCP, Stirling HSCP, and Clackmannanshire HSCP, with key delivery locations in regions UKM76, UKM72, and UKM77. The contract, valued at GBP 380,000, was signed on 21 November 2024, and the procurement reached the award stage on 21 May 2025.
The successful supplier for this contract was the Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health, a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) well-suited to cater to the specific demands of the DBI Level 2 services required in this region.
This highlights a promising opportunity for SMEs experienced in delivering compassionate support and wellness planning services within the specified timeframe and locations, making it an ideal competitive landscape for similar organisations looking to expand their service reach within the public sector.
About this tender
Falkirk HSCP, Stirling HSCP, and Clackmannanshire HSCP seeks to establish a contract for the provision of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services as detailed within the specification.
DBI Level 2 is provided by commissioned and trained third sector staff who contact the person within 24-hours of referral and provide compassionate community-based problem-solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.
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Falkirk HSCP, Stirling HSCP, and Clackmannanshire HSCP seeks to establish a contract for the provision of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services as detailed within the specification.
DBI Level 2 is provided by commissioned and trained third sector staff who contact the person within 24-hours of referral and provide compassionate community-based problem-solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.. The Procurement Reform Scotland Act 2014 applies to contracts for services with a value above 50,000 GBP and below the Procurement Thresholds for Goods and Services.
Regulation 12(1) of the Act permits the award of a contract for a health or social care service without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health
- 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
- £380,000
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-r6ebe6-0000787815
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Postcode
- FK5 4RU
- Electoral ward
- Bonnybridge and Larbert
- Constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Delivery area
- Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM76 Falkirk, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Falkirk
- Area
- East Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Falkirk Council
- Category
- Services
- Phone
- +44 1324506566
- Address
- Larbert, FK5 4RU · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: contact.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the Forth Valley Area - Falkirk HSCP…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000787815 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about this tender
Who won the Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the… contract?
Falkirk Council awarded the contract to Falkirk & District Association for Mental Health on 21 November 2024.
How much is the Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the… contract worth?
The contract value is £380,000.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 Services within the…?
Falkirk Council, based in Falkirk, Scotland.
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