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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-harm-reduction-and-recovery-initiation-services-core-locality-hub-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068f8c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Services – Core Locality Hub Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £16,517,844. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 2 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Published Value:** £16,517,844 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068f8c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-harm-reduction-and-recovery-initiation-services-core-locality-hub-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068f8c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-harm-reduction-and-recovery-initiation-services-core-locality-hub-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068f8c#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85310000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **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) wil...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2034

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089112-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T11:33:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:49:58.325Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068f8c