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title: "CT1275 - SDS Advice and Support Services"
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# CT1275 - SDS Advice and Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ct1275-sds-advice-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045a52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council/ Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership are looking to understand the interest from organisations who are be able to offer: Any future contract will be in keeping with the values, principles and legislative duties of the Social Care (Self-directed support) (Scotland) Act 2013. The Service will empower the supported person to attain maximum independence, choice, control, inclusion and quality of life in line with the values and principles set out by the Scottish Government in their Self-Directed Support Strategy and in the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045a52`

## 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/ct1275-sds-advice-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045a52#tl-md)

## Description
The City of Edinburgh Council/ Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership are looking to understand the interest from organisations who are be able to offer:
1. Self-Directed Support (SDS) Advice and Information Service
2. Recruitment and Support Service of Personal Assistant/s (PAs)
Any future contract will be in keeping with the values, principles and legislative duties of the Social Care (Self-directed support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
The service will offer a high quality, accessible and inclusive service to adults (supported person) and children and their families assessed by the City of Edinburgh Council/EHSCP as having eligible social care needs.
The Service will empower the supported person to attain maximum independence, choice, control, inclusion and quality of life in line with the values and principles set out by the Scottish Government in their Self-Directed Support Strategy and in the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.  The term ‘Supported Person’ for the purpose of this contract follows the Definition under Sections 5, 7, and 8 of the Social Care (Self-Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service delivery for both service contract elements:
- The provider will be responsive to referrals and queries from a wide range of stakeholders in a timely manner with a personalised and humanistic approach to supporting individual’s (the supported...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015667-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-17T09:44:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T02:12:30.393Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045a52