--- title: "Preventing and Alleviating Poverty in the Scottish Highlands" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL" published: "2017-12-07" --- # Preventing and Alleviating Poverty in the Scottish Highlands Buyer: THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754.json) ## Summary The Highland Council is conducting a procurement process titled "Preventing and Alleviating Poverty in the Scottish Highlands," focusing on providing services to ensure families in the Highlands receive necessary entitlements and manage debt. The procurement stage is currently complete, with the contract awarded on 25th July 2017. The project, categorized under general public services, is located in the Inverness region (UKM6). The procurement was carried out through an open procedure and the contract duration spans from 1st August 2017 to 31st December 2018, with submissions for bids having closed on 17th July 2017. This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses engaging in social services and financial management sectors. Companies experienced in implementing innovative poverty alleviation strategies and those with a background in working with local authorities, particularly in rural contexts, would be well-positioned to compete. The scope of the project indicates a need for collaboration with local parents and schools, thereby creating additional avenues for businesses focused on community engagement and social outcomes. ## Notice The aim of this project is to ensure that families living in the Highland Council area are in receipt of all appropriate entitlements, ensuring any debt issues are explored and empower clients to manage their financial matters. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This contract will involving engaging with parents living in the Highland Council area whose children attend one of the 220 Highland Council schools within this area. Suppliers will be required to explore and develop innovative approaches to identifying need and reducing poverty across this wide geography and dispersed settlement pattern across the whole Highland Council area. The contract will not be divided into lots as this would make the management of the contract excessively difficult.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303698 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Jul 2017 | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2017 - 31 Dec 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £322,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 5BX | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness West | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 7 Dec 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303698 - 20 Jun 2017 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN287282 - 19 Jun 2017 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN287039 - 16 Jun 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286558 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN286558 Preventing and Alleviating Poverty in the Scottish Highlands - The aim of this project is to ensure that families living in the Highland Council area are in receipt of all appropriate entitlements, ensuring any debt issues are explored and empower clients to manage their financial matters. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303698 Preventing and Alleviating Poverty in the Scottish Highlands - The aim of this project is to ensure that families living in the Highland Council area are in receipt of all appropriate entitlements, ensuring any debt issues are explored and empower clients to manage their financial matters. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.highland.gov.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491754 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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