RFI - Independent Advocacy Service

What this is

Argyll and Bute Council has issued a Prior Information Notice / Request for Information for an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults. The notice is a market-engagement RFI to inform the future procurement of this social-care service and is explicitly not a tender; no bids are being sought at this stage. No estimated value or tender deadline is stated (the RFI response was requested by 12 September 2025).

Key points

• Independent Advocacy Service for Adults (social work / social care).
• This is an RFI / PIN, explicitly not a tender; no deadline or value applies.
• A contract notice was anticipated around 13 October 2025; monitor for the follow-on procurement.

Who can bid

No formal eligibility criteria are set; the RFI is open to interested parties who can inform the future procurement of an independent advocacy service. Formal requirements will follow in any subsequent tender.

How it is scored

No evaluation criteria are stated; this is a request for information only and not a tender process, so no bids are evaluated.

Money

No estimated contract value is stated in the notice.

How to submit

Respond to the attached RFI via Public Contracts Scotland; register interest on PCS to obtain the RFI document.

Clarifications

Contact Samantha Torrie (samantha.torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk); the RFI response was requested by Friday 12 September 2025.

Contract period

No contract duration is stated. A contract notice was estimated around 13 October 2025.

Classification

CPV 85300000 — Social work and related services 85300000 — Social work and related services ScotlandArgyll and ButeHighlands and IslandsGlasgow & Strathclyde