Official UK procurement notice
Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an Intensive Support Service to Children and Young People to offer practical and emotional support to service users through offering help and guidance on matters such as safety planning, risks and management of risks, emotional support, health, education, harm reduction, substance use, training and where appropriate support with parenting skills. The service will typically deliver support to service users who have been exposed to criminal activity, offending behaviours, exploitation, and involvement with the Children’s Hearings System (although this is not an exhaustive list). It will also offer support to Parent/Carers/Guardians.
- Recurrence: Summer 2029
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An Intensive Support Service for Children and Young People offering practical and…CancelledRenewal
An Intensive Support Service for Children and Young People offering practical and emotional support to service users through offering help and guidance on matters such as safety planning, risks and management of risks, emotional support, health, education, harm reduction, substance use, training and where appropriate support with parenting skills. The service will typically deliver support to service users who have been exposed to criminal activity, offending behaviours, exploitation, and involvement with the Children’s Hearings System (although this is not an exhaustive list). It will also offer support to Parent/Carers/Guardians.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Summer 2029
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 11:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
HSCC48- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083194- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0613feFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Details of reviewing performance are contained in the tender documentation.
Publisher note: Tender will be uploaded onto PCS-Tender during week commencing 2nd February 2026. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31058. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits including Fair Working Practices and Environmental Benefits will form part of the evaluation criteria. (SC Ref:841933)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline219 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened219 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published53 days ago2 Sept 2026, 16:25 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled2 Sept 2026, 16:25 BST
Published amendments (1)
Replacement Notice Issued Due to a technical issue a new tender notice ID 822931 was published on Public Contracts Scotland on 05/02/2026 to replace this one. The new notice also contains the new PCS-Tender project code for this tender. Title: Intensive Support Service – Children / Young People (Highland) ID 822931 FTS/OJEU 20260205-000017 (2026/S 000-010703) OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000822931
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria