Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service

• How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents

CPV: Benefit services · Disability benefits · Other community, social and personal services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

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 (Lot 1 – GBP 1,139,600; Lot 2 – GBP 932,400; Lot 3 – GBP 518,000; Lot 4 – GBP 90,000). SPD-IV-4B5ab&c: For all Lots - Professional Indemnity - GBP 5,000,000; Employers Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 & Public Liability Insurance GBP 10,000,000. SPD-IV-4B6: Current Ratio greater than the Lot specific level stated for the last two financial years (Lot 1 – 1.20; Lot 2 – 1.15; Lot 3 – 1.15; Lot 4 – 1.10) SPD-IV-4C4:Inclusion of prompt payment clause. SPD-IV-4C7:Demonstration of response to climate change emergency. SPD-IV-4D1(1):UK Data Protection Legislation & ICO registration. SPD-IV-4D1(2):PVG/Disclosure Scotland checks. SPD-IV-4D1(3):SNSIAP Accreditation. SPD-IV-4D1(4):Payment of the Real Living Wage.

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

5 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST

Last source update

2 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST

Authority reference

CT1820

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-093106

Classification (CPV)

Benefit servicesDisability benefitsOther community, social and personal servicesWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Delivery area

Scotland (UKM75)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0 Find a Tender

How it runs

www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents ↗

Publisher note: It is the intention of the Council that any Contract resulting from this ITT will commence on 1 April 2027 for a period of up to 6 years, broken down as follows: - Core Contract Period: three years - Optional Extension 1: 12 months - Optional Extension 2: 12 months - Optional Extension 3: 12 months The Council intend to award to a maximum of 4 providers (or four consortiums with a lead organisation), one for each Lot. 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=842427. 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: It was deemed inappropriate to include community benefits in this instance considering: - that potential Providers are third sector organisations/charities, and the inclusion of community benefits could take away from the service that is being commissioned. - the service is in itself is a benefit to the community. (SC Ref:842427) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=842427

Submission deadline

16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

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