Notice Information
Notice Title
Refugee_Resettlement_Support_Service-Framework-2026
Notice Description
The Council intends to put in place a Framework Agreement (hereinafter may be referred to as "Framework or FW") with one (1) sole Supplier of suitably competent, qualified and the experience to provide Refugee Resettlement Support Service, for various service users/requirements for the Highland Council Area, on an 'as and when' required basis. The Council shall give no guarantee of the volume of work or orders, if any, to be undertaken in relation to the Framework. Please refer in full to the Tender Documents.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council intends to put in place a Framework Agreement (hereinafter may be referred to as "Framework or FW") with one (1) sole Supplier of suitably competent, qualified and the experience to provide Refugee Resettlement Support Service, for various service users/requirements for the Highland Council Area, on an 'as and when' required basis. The Council shall give no guarantee of the volume of work or orders, if any, to be undertaken in relation to the Framework. Please refer in full to the Tender Documents.
Renewal: With the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 12 months, subject to each submitted pricing schedule geographical location requirements i.e., each geographical location may be extended independently of each other and evaluated and awarded independently, and by mutual agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000798184
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554395
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
70 - Real estate services
-
- CPV Codes
70333000 - Housing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £613,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 May 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE HIGHLAND 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
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5NX
- Post Town
- 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
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554395
Refugee_Resettlement_Support_Service-Framework-2026 - The Council intends to put in place a Framework Agreement (hereinafter may be referred to as "Framework or FW") with one (1) sole Supplier of suitably competent, qualified and the experience to provide Refugee Resettlement Support Service, for various service users/requirements for the Highland Council Area, on an 'as and when' required basis. The Council shall give no guarantee of the volume of work or orders, if any, to be undertaken in relation to the Framework. Please refer in full to the Tender Documents.
Notice URLs
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