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Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Services – Core Locality Hub Services

The City of Edinburgh Council · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Sept 2026, 14:38.

Opportunity overview

The 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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85310000 — Social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CT1428
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Award Criteria Details
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tenderers document for details relating to the award procedure.
Review Details
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Reduction Criteria
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

Tender Period

Ends
21 Oct 2026, 12:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Contract terms

Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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.
Status
active

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85310000
Description
Social work services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Delivery Location

Description
Edinburgh

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The City of Edinburgh Council
Id
GB-FTS-346

Identifier

Legal Name
The City of Edinburgh Council

Address

Street Address
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH8 8BG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-809

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH8 8BG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 040056-2026planning ·
  2. 089112-2026tender ·