Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Supported Living - Onsite (Inverness)
Notice Description
The provision of high quality supported independent living services for eligible Young People aged 16-26. The Service Provider will work the Supported Persons to achieve and maintain an independent living skill set that will afford them the necessary attributes required to succeed at living in suitable long-term accommodation in the future.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The provision of high quality supported independent living services for eligible Young People aged 16-26. The Service Provider will work the Supported Persons to achieve and maintain an independent living skill set that will afford them the necessary attributes required to succeed at living in suitable long-term accommodation in the future.. The contract has an option to extend by up to 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000823538
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549951
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- 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
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,088,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Apr 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
- 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
- Paul Adlinton
- Contact Email
- socialcare10.contracts@highland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1467530600
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
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- 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=FEB549951
Independent Supported Living - Onsite (Inverness) - The provision of high quality supported independent living services for eligible Young People aged 16-26. The Service Provider will work the Supported Persons to achieve and maintain an independent living skill set that will afford them the necessary attributes required to succeed at living in suitable long-term accommodation in the future.
Notice URLs
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