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East Lothian Tenants and Residents Development Support Contract

EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Mar 2024 at 13:30

Tender

12 Dec 2023 at 15:18

Summary of the contracting process

The East Lothian Council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver a Development Support Contract to East Lothian Tenants and Residents. The procurement process has reached the award stage as the Tenants Information Service has been selected as the supplier. The services procurement falls under the office-support services category and is in the services main procurement category. The contract has a value of 604,549 GBP and was signed on 4th March 2024. The procurement method used was an open procedure with a total of one bid received. The contract award is active.

This tender for the East Lothian Tenants and Residents Development Support Contract offers business growth opportunities for companies providing office-support services. Businesses interested in applying should focus on delivering quality services as 60% of the award criteria is based on quality. The procurement process was initiated through a tender with a deadline of 8th February 2024. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2024 and has a duration of 2 years, extendable up to 5 years. The buying organisation, East Lothian Council, seeks to engage suppliers who can support the development and outreach activities for tenants and residents in the region, hence businesses with experience in community development and tenant support would be well-suited to compete.

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Notice Title

East Lothian Tenants and Residents Development Support Contract

Notice Description

East Lothian Council wish to appoint a contractor to deliver a Development Support Contract to East Lothian Tenants and Residents.

Lot Information

Lot 1

East Lothian Council wish to appoint a single provider to deliver a Development Support Contract to East Lothian Tenants and Residents. The contractor will be required to deliver appropriate independent development, outreach and administrative support to East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel, local tenants and residents groups and individual tenants or tenant representatives over the period of the contract including: - The development of local tenants and residents groups; - The development of informal tenant participation structures that enable participation by an individual as well as tenant and residents groups; - The development of East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel to effectively represent the needs of tenants and negotiate on their behalf in relation to local and national Housing and related issues; - the provision of development support and guidance to tenants and others involved in various tenant scrutiny and other activities. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: 2 + 1 + 1 + 1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0424fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007017-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79500000 - Office-support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£604,549 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1620827827

Buyer Location

Locality
HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
Postcode
EH41 3HA
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian

Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TENANTS INFORMATION SERVICE

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