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Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)

The Highland Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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02 Sep 2026 at 16:25

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06 Feb 2026 at 14:23

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Tender

02 Feb 2026 at 11:32

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Summary of the contracting process

The Highland Council sought an intensive support service for children and young people in Highland. The service was intended to provide practical and emotional support, including safety planning, risk management, health, education, harm reduction, substance-use support, training and, where appropriate, parenting-skills support. It would typically assist people exposed to criminal activity, offending behaviour, exploitation or the Children’s Hearings System, as well as parents, carers and guardians. This is a health and social care service, classified under CPV 85000000, with related welfare and social work classifications. Delivery was associated with Highland, with the procurement managed by The Highland Council from its Inverness base. Community benefits, fair working practices and environmental benefits were part of the requirement.

The procurement was cancelled and the award outcome was recorded as unsuccessful and discontinued; no supplier was awarded the work. It used an open procedure, with electronic submission and English-language bids. The estimated value was £909,316. The tender deadline and bid opening were 20 March 2026 at midday, with authorised Council officers opening bids at Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness. The planned contract period was 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2030, comprising 30 months with an option to extend by up to 12 months. The single lot was evaluated on quality at 90% and price at 10%. Bidders had to provide relevant experience examples and staff names and qualifications. A replacement notice was issued because of a technical problem.

Although this procurement was discontinued, it indicates the type of intensive, community-based support The Highland Council has sought for vulnerable children and young people and their families. A credible future supplier would need experience delivering practical and emotional support around safeguarding, risk management, offending behaviour, exploitation, the Children’s Hearings System, substance use, education, health and parenting. The requirement points to multidisciplinary delivery involving appropriately qualified staff, with the ability to support service users exposed to complex risks rather than provide a narrow single intervention. Organisations should also be able to evidence relevant previous work clearly, incorporate fair working practices and environmental benefits, and deliver meaningful community benefits. The recorded recurrence reference is Summer 2029.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)

Notice Description

The 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

Renewal: The contract term is thirty months plus the option to extend by up to 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0613fe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083194-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£909,316 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Summer 2029

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Highland Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 5NX
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Further Information

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