Official UK procurement notice
Accommodation & Support Services for Women & Children Affected by Violence Against Women & Children
Authority: Midlothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Lothian Council and Midlothian Council are jointly commissioning a service to provide support to women and children who are affected by gender-based violence.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
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East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council are jointly commissioning a service required to address the harmful effects of Violence Against Women and Children and to contribute to the prevention of the same.
East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council seeks to appoint a Provider who can provide support to women and children who are affected by gender based violence.
The purpose of the service is to provide an appropriate, accessible, secure and safe accommodation, and associated support services, for women, transgender women and children experiencing domestic abuse and other forms of gender based violence. This will include both practical and emotional support. The service will be flexible and responsive to the individual's needs of women, transgender women and children across East Lothian and Midlothian.
As part of this contract you will be provided with up to ten properties within each Local Authority area through a lease arrangement.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Shortlisting
- Suitability to purse the professional activity: Relevant selection criteria are included in the SPD module. Of particular notes is question 4A2A. It is a requirement of this contract that the Tenderer holds or is willing to obtain registration to deliver services specified in the tender from the Care Inspectorate, please provide evidence of your registration with the Care Inspectorate. If you do not currently have the appropriate registration with the Care Inspectorate, please provide a statement on how you will achieve compliance by the contract start date. If a Tenderer fails to submit a satisfactory response the Council reserves the right to exclude the Tenderer from the competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Authority reference
MID/25/83- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032663- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The contract will be governed by East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council terms & conditions.
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Financial Health Flowchart The financial information will be evaluated using the Midlothian Council financial health evaluation flowchart, please see Appendix 1. The financial information provided will require to meet the following criteria: (i) The ratio of total assets to total liabilities (net assets) should be positive in 2 out of 3 years. (ii) The accounts should not show a lost in 2 consecutive years. (iii) The accounts should not show a loss in 1 year and negative net currents assets in any 1 year. Where the information provided does not meet item (i) but there is an improving trend Midlothian Council may consider items (ii) and (iii) and will have the discretion, with regard to the evidence provided and taking into account the level of risk to Midlothian Council, as to whether the Tenderer will pass this requirement. The Tenderer will require to submit evidence in the form of their audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years (2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end. Tenderers must not contact anyone at the Local Authority directly in relation to this tender exercise, doing so may result in your exclusion from any further part in the process. All questions must be raised using the Question & Answer facility within this notice. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=828625. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: All Tenderers must sign and return Schedule 5 - Community Benefits as a commitment to engage with East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council to identify and deliver community benefits to make positive contributions to people living in East Lothian and Midlothian. The successful Tenderer is required as part of their contract to provide community benefits in compliance with Midlothian Council requirements as set out in Schedule 5 - Community Benefits. (SC Ref:828625) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=828625
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Apr 2026 → 13 May 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published202 days ago10 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
- Submission deadline169 days ago13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.