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Homelessness Support Services

The City of Edinburgh Council

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26 Apr 2024 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded the contract for "Homelessness Support Services" through an open procurement process. The tender was for temporary accommodation support services, aiming to increase the city's capacity for such services. The contract covers various lots including Housing First, Locality Support, and Young Person Support. The tender was completed in 2024, with key suppliers being Right There, Turning Point Scotland, Simon Community Scotland, and LinkLiving Ltd. The procurement stage was marked as "complete", with multiple suppliers successfully awarded active contracts.

This public procurement process for Homelessness Support Services by The City of Edinburgh Council offers business growth opportunities for organisations in the services sector. Businesses focusing on providing tailored accommodation and associated services, especially SMEs and organisations with expertise in temporary housing support, are well-suited to compete. The competitive nature of the procuring process as indicated by multiple bids across lots signals significant business potential for those responsive to the city's evolving temporary accommodation needs. The active contract signings in 2024 point to immediate engagement opportunities for winning suppliers in this public procurement endeavour.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homelessness Support Services

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council established a flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation in March 2022. This was a long-term opportunity with the aim to increase Edinburgh's capacity for temporary accommodation. The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident's needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement. The Council have undertaken a mini-competition for those providers on Category 4 - Temporary Accommodation Support Services, called "Homelessness Support Services".

Lot Information

Housing First & Complex/Multiple Needs Visiting Housing Support

This Lot is for the provision of Homelessness Support Services incorporating the previous provision of Housing First Visiting Housing Support and Complex/Multiple Needs Visiting Housing Support.

Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support

Lot 3 Locality Support - This contract opportunity is for the provision of Homelessness Support Services to replace the current services based in the four localities areas of the City of Edinburgh: Locality Visiting Housing Support and Locality Preventative Support.. Each locality (North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West) is evaluate separately, with no limit on how many localities any one bidder could win.

Young Person Visiting Housing Support and Group Work with Youth Emergency Support

Lot 4 (Young People) - This contract opportunity is for the provision of Homelessness Support Services. The contract will replace the following current provision: Young Person Visiting Housing Support Young Person Group Work Youth Emergency Support into one contract to consolidate the services into a more joined up provision for young people across the city.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000759458
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503990
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£43,149,084 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Apr 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

LinkLiving Ltd

Right There

Simon Community Scotland

Turning Point Scotland

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503990
    Homelessness Support Services - The City of Edinburgh Council established a flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation in March 2022. This was a long-term opportunity with the aim to increase Edinburgh's capacity for temporary accommodation. The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident's needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement. The Council have undertaken a mini-competition for those providers on Category 4 - Temporary Accommodation Support Services, called "Homelessness Support Services".

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