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What Would It Take? Community Support for Children Affected by Disabilities
West Dunbartonshire Council · Local authority
In brief
West Dunbartonshire Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £700,000 excluding VAT.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for care contracts in this region (from 51 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
As part of our What Would it Take children's services 5 year plan, West Dunbartonshire HSCP are keen to develop community based support for children and young people with disabilities and their families.
We have made a Promise to listen to families views experiences and we will integrate these into how we develop our service. We would like to partner with an experienced and creative provider(s) to bring together a needs led and adaptable service, that can support children and young people at home and in their communities with an evidence based, whole family support approach.
We would like to invite interested providers to attend a consultation event on Tuesday the 28th July, at the HSCP offices in 16 Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL.
We would like to share our plans to date, and to learn from your expertise about how we can shape a resilient and inclusive service, where our children and young people will be supported to meet their outcomes through individualised support and fun opportunities.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 062829-2026
About the buyer
West Dunbartonshire CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
17Awards
5Suppliers it has used most for care
- The Richmond Fellowship (Scotland) Ltd2 contracts
- Alltogether Care Services Ltd1 contract
- Alzheimer Scotland1 contract
- Balmoral Homecare Ltd1 contract
- C & S Recruitment Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £993kestimated
- £460kframework ceiling
- £672kestimated
- £1.3mestimated
- Value not stated
From notice 062829-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.