Official UK procurement notice
Justice Outreach Services (Highland) Framework
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision provide a Highland wide Justice Outreach Support to assist offenders in reintegration/rehabilitation into their local community and to transition beyond community justice services.
The aim of the service will be to allow offenders to develop social and domestic life skills for independent living which allow them to develop a long-term resilience for a crime-fee life.
The service will provide support on housing and benefit matters and will promote rehabilitation, reintegration, education, training and employment opportunities to encourage career development.
The Service Provider(s) will work in conjunction with the Council’s Justice Service to support an Individual’s Case Management Plan and will assist the individual in maintaining routines and structure for daily living.
CPV: Health and social work services · Justice services · Probation services · Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
2 yrs 6 mo from 1 Oct 2026, The duration exceeds four years to accommodate mobilisation and start-up requirements, including staffing and system implementation to allow full coverage across the Highland including rural areas (anticipated within the first six months to March 2027), while allowing immediate service delivery where possible. The term also supports essential relationship-building to achieve positive outcomes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of a Highland wide Outreach Support via Service Provider(s) to assist…
The provision of a Highland wide Outreach Support via Service Provider(s) to assist offenders in reintegration/rehabilitation into their local community and to transition beyond community justice services.
The aim of the service will be to allow offenders to develop social and domestic life skills for independent living which allow them to develop a long-term resilience for a crime-fee life.
The service will provide support on housing and benefit matters and will promote rehabilitation, reintegration, education, training and employment opportunities to encourage career development.
The Service Provider(s) will work in conjunction with the Council’s Justice Service to support an Individual’s Case Management Plan and will assist the individual in maintaining routines and structure for daily living. Additional information: The contract has an option to extend by for two additional 12 month periods.
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).
Open Procedure
Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Quality:Price 90:10 (see Tender Overview provided in PCS-Tender)
- Shortlisting
- Refer to PCS-Tender: Question 4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience
- “Justice Outreach Services (Highland) Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2026, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 10:23 BST
- Authority reference
HSCC54- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098822- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c393Find a Tender
Publisher note: Tender will be uploaded onto PCS-Tender on or around 3rd July 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:845136)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Aug 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends71 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 10:23 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 10:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £900,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 098822-2026-1
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 098822-2026-2
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 098822-2026-3
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Apex ScotlandFramework contractor
- Centred(Scotland)Framework contractor
- New Start HighlandFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.