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Published 19 Feb 2026, 10:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Supported Living - Onsite (Inverness)

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,088,000≈ £344k / year0.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Awarded to Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association
Contract term 3 yrs 2 moends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of high quality supported independent living services for eligible Young People aged 16–26.

The Service Provider will work the Supported Persons to achieve and maintain an independent living skill set that will afford them the necessary attributes required to succeed at living in suitable long-term accommodation in the future.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1 3 yrs 2 mo
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 2 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Inverness

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Open Procedure

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Quality:Price 90:10 (see Tender Overview provided in PCS-Tender)

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Refer to PCS-Tender: Question 4A.2 - Care Inspectorate Registration Question 4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
19 Feb 2026, 10:01 GMT
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
Authority reference
HSCC49
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069504
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work services with accommodationWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657c1 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Tender will be uploaded onto PCS-Tender during week commencing 16th February 2026 with an anticipated upload date of 19th February 2026 (further details of project number below). Credit Checks: 1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71 - 100 Very Low Risk – Accept 51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept 30 - 50 Moderate Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk – Reject. *The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject). 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. Insurance: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s Liability Insurance = GBP10m Public Liability Insurance = GBP5m (SC Ref:838205)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Apr 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline206 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published94 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
  3. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 99 days
    1 Feb 2027

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,082,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association£1,082,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body InvernessContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.