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Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)

The City of Edinburgh Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council procured accommodation services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The requirement covers accommodation for these children in Edinburgh, under a single lot, and is classified as residential care services (CPV 85311000). The service supports the Council’s responsibility for providing suitable accommodation to unaccompanied children. The buyer is a local authority based in Edinburgh. This is a specialist support and accommodation requirement rather than a general property-letting opportunity: relevant suppliers are organisations able to provide accommodation and associated care arrangements for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children within Edinburgh. The awarded supplier, Easylet Scotland Ltd, is an SME based in Edinburgh.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, citing continuity of care and the requirement being below the threshold for social and specific services. Easylet Scotland Ltd was selected for the single accommodation lot. The contract is active, valued at £101,541, and was signed on 1 April 2026. The stated evaluation basis was the need to maintain continuity of care through this route. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The procurement therefore represents a completed direct opportunity rather than an open competition, with the award made to a single Edinburgh-based supplier.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from the City of Edinburgh Council for accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Edinburgh, delivered at a specialist scale by an SME. A credible future competitor would need suitable accommodation capacity in the city and the operational ability to provide stable placements for unaccompanied children. Continuity of care was the Council’s stated reason for using the limited procedure, so suppliers should be able to show dependable service delivery, organisational resilience and experience of maintaining accommodation arrangements without disruption. Local presence may also be commercially relevant, given that the successful supplier is Edinburgh-based. The requirement is most relevant to specialist accommodation providers and organisations already working with asylum-seeking children or related public-sector care services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)

Notice Description

Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)

Procurement Information

Continuity of care and the is below threshold for Social & Specific Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837002
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560312
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£101,541 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
1
Supplier Name

Easylet Scotland LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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