Official UK procurement notice
Whole Family Approach Service for Families Affected by Parental Substance Use
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThrough the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), the Council along with the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EADP) intend to tender for the provision of a city-wide whole family support service for families affected by parental substance use.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with…
The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with an established Lead Organisation) to deliver the specified service. 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) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Additional information: The potential contract duration is up to 8 years, broken down as follows:
- Core Contract Period: four years
- Optional Extension(1): two years
- Optional Extension(2): two years
Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.
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).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender Instructions document attached for details around the award procedure.
- 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 of GBP 530,670 for the last two financial years. SPD-IV-4B5b&c: Employers Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 & Public Liability Insurance GBP 10,000,000. SPD-IV-4B4:Current Ratio greater than 1.15 for the last two financial years. SPD-IV-4C4:Inclusion of prompt payment clause. SPD-IV-4C4:Payment Of The Real Living Wage. SPD-IV-4C7:Demonstration of response to climate change emergency. SPD-IV-4D1(1):Health & Safety Policy. SPD-IV-4D1(2):PVG/Disclosure Scotland checks.
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
- 6 Feb 2026, 11:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
- Authority reference
CT0748- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068576- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649e0Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: It is considered that this requirement is covered under the light touch regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The contract value referred to in this notice is an estimated total for the full potential eight-year contract period including optional extensions. (SC Ref:837932)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline221 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published96 days ago21 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CircleSME | £2,109,488 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 068576-2026-1 · CircleSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £2,109,488
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CircleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.