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# Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/income-maximisation-welfare-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (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:** 16 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Benefit services, Disability benefits, Other community, social and personal services, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0`

## 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/income-maximisation-welfare-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0#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/income-maximisation-welfare-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0#participate

## Description
The City of Edinburgh Council, require to appoint Providers to deliver an Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service. The contract is divided into the following 4 Lots:
Lot 1 - North
Lot 2 - South
Lot 3 - Disability Service
Lot 4 - Advice Network Support Co-ordinator
Please see attached tender documentation for further details.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: North
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75310000, 75313000, 85312400, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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)...

### Lot 2: South
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75310000, 75313000, 85312400, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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)...

### Lot 3: Disability Service
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75310000, 75313000, 85312400, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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)...

### Lot 4: Advice Network Support Co-ordinator
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75310000, 75313000, 85312400, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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)...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093106-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T08:00:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T06:27:38.429Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06aef0