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HH387-26-TW10 Community Led Support (ASC)

NHS Highland

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25 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Highland commissioned specialist adult social care system transformation services to develop, test and implement Community Led Support as the foundation and organising framework for the Highland Care Model. The work covers embedding preventative, strengths-based, community-focused and self-directed approaches across Highland; designing and facilitating Community Spaces and locality collaboration networks; and engaging statutory services, communities, third-sector organisations and people with lived experience. It also includes support for community assets and prevention, strengths-based statutory practice, outcomes-focused commissioning, workshops, learning events, pathway redesign, leadership support, mentoring, peer learning, programme planning, coordination, reporting and delivery. The service category is advisory and developmental support for health and social care transformation, classified under CPV 79411100. NDTi is working with Community Contacts, SDS Scotland and other relevant partners.

This procurement is complete and was awarded to the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). It used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, because the requirement was intrinsically linked to NDTi’s Community Led Support model, intellectual property, implementation methodology and learning from previous programmes. The procurement was evaluated and awarded on the basis that the services could only be provided by a particular operator because of protected intellectual property and exclusive rights. The contract value is £250,000. The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and is active, with delivery planned through 31 March 2029. There was one lot covering the complete Community Led Support and Highland Care Model support package, with no additional options.

This requirement shows that NHS Highland is investing in a substantial, multi-year programme of adult social care transformation rather than a discrete consultancy assignment. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in preventative, strengths-based, community-focused and self-directed adult social care, together with practical experience of changing systems and making new models part of routine operations. Relevant capability includes facilitating collaboration between statutory services, communities, third-sector organisations and people with lived experience; designing community networks and support spaces; redesigning pathways; and delivering workshops, learning events, mentoring and peer learning. Suppliers would also need strong programme planning, coordination, reporting and implementation capacity, plus an outcomes-focused approach to commissioning. Experience of Community Led Support, or a clearly evidenced comparable system-change methodology, would be particularly important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HH387-26-TW10 Community Led Support (ASC)

Notice Description

Specialist advisory, facilitation and developmental support from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), working in partnership with Community Contacts, SDS Scotland and other relevant partners, to support the development, testing and implementation of Community Led Support as the system change foundation and organising framework for the Highland Care Model.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The commissioned scope will comprise: Support to embed a preventative, strengths-based, community-focused and self-directed approach and system change to adult social care across Highland, with the aim of making Community Led Support and the Highland Care Model "business as usual" by March 2029. Design, facilitation and support for Community Spaces and locality collaboration networks, including engagement with statutory services, communities, third-sector partners and people with lived experience to improve access to advice, information and early support. System transformation support across community assets and prevention, strengths-based statutory practice, and outcomes-focused commissioning, including workshops, facilitated conversations, learning events, process/pathway redesign, leadership support, mentoring and peer learning. Programme planning, coordination, reporting and delivery support over the contract period to 31 March 2029.

Procurement Information

The proposed commission relates to specialist system transformation support which is intrinsically linked the NDTi developed Community Led Support model, associated intellectual property, implementation methodology and accumulated learning from previous programmes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841015
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks 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
NHS Highland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 3BW
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
TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi)

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563021
    HH387-26-TW10 Community Led Support (ASC) - Specialist advisory, facilitation and developmental support from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), working in partnership with Community Contacts, SDS Scotland and other relevant partners, to support the development, testing and implementation of Community Led Support as the system change foundation and organising framework for the Highland Care Model.

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