Official UK procurement notice
Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Services – Core Locality Hub Services
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EH&SCP), through the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council), wish to tender for the provision of a city-wide Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Service, delivered via local hubs throughout the City. The Service supports people over the age of 18 who encounter problems as a result of substance use or who are in recovery from substance use. The Service facilitates initiation of recovery and provides help to manage community harm related to the use of drugs and alcohol across the city. Please see the attached document 'CT1428 Specification' for further details relating to the requirement.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with…
The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with an established Lead Organisation) to deliver the specified service. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Capacity evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Please see the attached documents for further detail on the intended process. Additional information: The potential contract duration is up to 7 years, broken down as follows:
Core Contract Period: four years
Optional Extension(1): three years
Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council/EH&SCP. The contract value referred to in this notice is for the full contract period including optional extensions.
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).
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tenderers document for details relating to the award procedure.
- Shortlisting
- The Selection Criteria & Exclusion Grounds are included in the SPD & ITT, summarised as follows: SPD-IV-4B1a: General Yearly Turnover - minimum “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years GBP 4,719,384 SPD-IV-4B5ab&c: Employers Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000, Public Liability Insurance GBP 10,000,000 & Professional Indemnity - GBP 5,000,000 SPD-IV-4B6: Current Ratio greater than 1.20 for the last two financial years SPD-IV-4C1.2: Technical and Professional Ability SPD-IV-4C4:Inclusion of prompt payment clause SPD-IV-4C7:Demonstration of response to climate change emergency SPD-IV-4D1(1):Health and Safety Policy SPD-IV-4D1(2):PVG/Disclosure Scotland checks SPD-IV-4D1(3):Payment of the Real Living Wage SPD-IV-4D1(4):UK Data Protection Legislation & ICO registration.
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
- 30 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
- Authority reference
CT1428- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f8cFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: It is considered that this requirement is covered under the light touch regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Selection Criteria questions have been set out within the Single Procurement Document (SPD) and are also detailed further in appendix 3 of the Invitation to tenderers document. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Award Criteria Analysis and their tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) as well as the Tenderers Submission document to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. 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=843526. 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. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Although the value of the contract exceeds GBP 4,000,000 it was deemed inappropriate to include community benefits in this instance considering: Potential Providers are third sector organisations/charities and the inclusion community benefits could detract from the Service that is being commissioned (already on a reduced budget) and; The Service is in itself is a benefit to the community. (SC Ref:843526) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=843526
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Next notice expected145 days ago4 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 156 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026- Published value published: £16,517,84421 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
- Status changed to active21 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST21 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.