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title: "CT1275 Self- Directed Support (SDS) Advice and Information Service"
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# CT1275 Self- Directed Support (SDS) Advice and Information Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ct1275-self-directed-support-sds-advice-and-information-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b055). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "CT1275 Self- Directed Support (SDS) Advice and Information Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Nov 2024, 10:30 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 November 2024 at 10:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,562,742 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b055`

## 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-self-directed-support-sds-advice-and-information-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b055#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ct1275-self-directed-support-sds-advice-and-information-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b055#participate

## Description
The service being commissioned is in line with The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to support Supported People to have control of their life. The Act came into force on 1 April 2014 and placed a duty on local authorities to offer people who are eligible for social care a range of 4 Self-Directed Support (SDS) options. This service supports people to understand of the four options available through SDS, offering advice on the options available and the service further offers option 1 supported people, the support to recruit and employ personal Assistants (PAs) where this option is later taken up.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Contract award notice following an open procedure to find a suitably qualified organisation to provide SDS advice and support.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002228-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135875`
  - Value: £1,562,742 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002228-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,562,742
  - Signed Date: 22/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002228-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-22T15:04:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T21:34:24.092Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b055