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title: "Edinburgh Thrive Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000608691"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2020-10-28"
---

# Edinburgh Thrive Services

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000608691

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is conducting a procurement process titled "Edinburgh Thrive Services," aimed at commissioning community adult mental health and wellbeing services in Edinburgh. The procurement is currently at the award stage, with the contract expected to begin on 1st October 2020. This limited procurement method, which does not require prior publication of a call for competition, is part of the Thrive Edinburgh strategy to enhance mental health and wellbeing services across the city. Key dates include a submission deadline which has previously been extended to 9th March 2020, with negotiation dates set for late April 2020.

This procurement offers robust opportunities for businesses engaged in mental health services, social support, community outreach, and arts-related initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly well-suited to participate include those providing peer support and community engagement, alongside organisations with expertise in mental health and wellness programming. As this tender embraces partnership models, it encourages collaboration between various service providers, enhancing potential synergies and holistic service delivery to the communities of Edinburgh.

## Notice

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) would like to invite proposals for community adult mental health and wellbeing services and support for across the city, as part of Thrive Edinburgh strategy for mental health and wellbeing. The aim will be to deliver a range of services and programmes to support the delivery of the Thrive Welcome Team and the Thrive Collective.

### Lot Information

Thrive Locality Teams (Thrive Collective)

The Thrive Locality Team as part of the Thrive Collective which is the commissioning of emotional, psychological, and social support within localities across Edinburgh. As part of the Locality teams, the Thrive Collective will provide a range of emotional, psychological and social support which should reflect and respond to the needs of the locality's population. As part of the Thrive model, we embrace collaborative working to ensure we meet the needs and aspirations of our communities and ensure people get the help they need.. All additional information is held within the ITT documents

Thrive Collective: Thrive Places and Spaces

This service specification is for Lot Three: Places and Spaces as part of the Thrive Collective and is to provide safe places and spaces for people to connect with others and to engage in meaningful and purposeful activities. As part of the Thrive model we embrace collaborative working to ensure we meet the needs and aspirations of our communities and ensure people get the help they need. To help prevent loneliness and isolation in Edinburgh we want to commission places and spaces to give people somewhere to go, to connect with others and to engage in meaningful and purposeful activities.. All additional information is held within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Physical Activity and Greenspaces

Lot Four: Physical Activity and Greenspaces as part of the Thrive Collective and is to maximise the use of our community assets through promoting a range of physical activity and making use of green space for health benefit. The Council recognises that people will want easy access to the services and programme, and greenspaces at different times and in different places and therefore there needs to be a range. Providers should evidence their flexibility and access to spaces and places to facilitate this. All additional information is contained within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Thrive Peer Development

Lot Six: Peer Community of Practice as part of the Thrive Collective and is to create a community of practice to support development of peer workers and peer work across the city. We are inviting proposals to create a community of practice to support the professional development of paid peer workers in the city; enhance opportunities for peer volunteering and contribute to the LEARN programme.. All additional information is contained within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Thrive Service User Led Research

Lot Seven: Thrive Service - User Led Research as part of the Thrive Collective and is to ensure there are increased opportunities for service user led research which reflect the priorities identified by the Thrive Partnership. Edinburgh has build a strong foundation of user led research and to We want to build on this through supporting further service user led research with a specific focus on: eating disorders; BAME communities' access to mental health support and young parents.. All additional information is held within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Thrive Carers Support

Lot Eight: Thrive Carers Support as part of the Thrive Collective and is to support carers as new services are developed. We recognise the contribution and importance of carers within the design and delivery of our services and support and the importance of having them actively involved in the co-design and co-delivery.. All additional information is contained within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Thrive Service User Led Groups

Lot Nine: Thrive Service User Led Support Groups as part of the Thrive Collective and is to support peer led self help / support groups for people with mental health conditions. We would like to build capacity in Edinburgh for groups and would like to commission organisation/s to facilitate such groups and find innovative ways to reach their populations.. All additional information is held within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Collective: Thrive Arts and Creativity

Lot Five: Thrive Arts and Creativity as part of the Thrive Collective and is to support the delivery of our year long Arts programme "A Sense of Belonging Arts Programme" through administering the grants programme and maximising the city's cultural assets. We would expect this proposal to deliver the Out of Sight, Out of Mind' annual exhibition which in 2019 exhibited more than 400 pieces of art from people with lived experience of poor mental health. The exhibition itself attracts over 2,000 visitors annually. We would expect this proposal to administer an annual grant grants programme of 25,000 GBP to support partners and individual artists to participate in the annual Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival which takes place in May annually and other opportunities to engage in arts throughout the year.. All additional information is contained within the ITT documents supplied.

Thrive Welcome Team

This service is for Lot One: The Thrive Welcome Team and the commissioning of The Thrive Welcome Team Support Workers and Peer Workers. As part of the Thrive model we embrace collaborative working to ensure we meet the needs and aspirations of our communities and ensure people get the help they need. The Thrive Welcome Workers and Peer Workers will be commissioned as part of this process. They will work as part of the multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams.. All additional information is contained within the ITT documents supplied

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT398215 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,762,793 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | CAPS INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY; CYRENIANS; EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS GREENSPACE TRUST; EDINBURGH LEISURE; HEALTH IN MIND; MEDIA EDUCATION; PENUMBRA; SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH; SUPPORT IN MIND SCOTLAND; THE BROOMHOUSE CENTRE; VOCAL - VOICE OF CARERS ACROSS LOTHIAN; WHEATLEY CARE T/A CONTACT POINT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT398215
- 29 Jan 2020 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB379264
- 19 Dec 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC375819

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=58
  30th April 2020 - NW Prototyping update
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=57
  28th January 2020 - CT0562 Thrive Edinburgh Instructions to Tenderer V2 280120
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=56
  15th January 2020 - Updated Possible TUPE implications from Barony Contact point
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=55
  13th January 2020 - Possible TUPE implications (updated) 100120 as per Q&A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=27
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 4 Physical Activity and Green spaces Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=54
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 4 Physical Activity and Green spaces Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=37
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 9 Service User Led Support Groups Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=53
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 9 Service User Led Support Groups Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=35
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 8 Carers Support Tender Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=52
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 8 Carers Support Tender Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=33
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 7 Service User Led Research Tender Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=51
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 7 Service User Led Research Tender Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=31
  23rd December 2019 - Lot 6 - Peer Community Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=50
  23rd December 2019 - Lot 6 - Peer Community Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=29
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 5 Arts and Creativity Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=49
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 5 Arts and Creativity Tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=41
  23rd December 2019 - Carr Gomm Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=42
  23rd December 2019 - Penumbra Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=43
  23rd December 2019 - Health in Mind Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=44
  23rd December 2019 - Link UP Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=45
  23rd December 2019 - SAMH poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=46
  23rd December 2019 - Support in Mind Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=47
  23rd December 2019 - The BroomHouse Centre Poss TUPE implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=48
  23rd December 2019 - Incumbent providers contact information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=36
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 8 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=38
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 9 specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=39
  23rd December 2019 - Barony Booklet TUPE
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=40
  23rd December 2019 - Barony Poss TUPE Implications
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=30
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 5 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=32
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 6 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=34
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 7 specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=22
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 1 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=23
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2 Thrive Locality Team Tender Submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=24
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=25
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 - Lot 3 Places and spaces tender submission
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=26
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 3 - Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=28
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 4 Specification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=1
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Edinburgh Thrive Instructions to Tenderers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=2
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Edinburgh Thrive Pricing Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=3
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Edinburgh Thrive Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=4
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 1b - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=5
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 1a - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=6
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 1c - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=7
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 1d - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=8
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2a - Budget Breakdwon
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=9
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2b - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=10
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2c - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=11
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 2d - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=12
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 3 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=13
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 4 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=14
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 5 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=15
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 6 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=16
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 7 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=17
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 8 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=18
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 Lot 9 - Budget Breakdown
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=19
  23rd December 2019 - CT0562 TUPE Note to Suppliers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=20
  23rd December 2019 - DSA - Thrive Welcome Team
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC375819&idx=21
  23rd December 2019 - Lot 1 - Thrive Welcome Team Tender Submission Final
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC375819
  Edinburgh Thrive Services - Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) would like to invite proposals for community adult mental health and wellbeing services and support for across the city, as part of Thrive Edinburgh strategy for mental health and wellbeing. The aim will be to deliver a range of services and programmes to support the delivery of the Thrive Welcome Team and the Thrive Collective.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT398215
  Edinburgh Thrive Services - Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) would like to invite proposals for community adult mental health and wellbeing services and support for across the city, as part of Thrive Edinburgh strategy for mental health and wellbeing. The aim will be to deliver a range of services and programmes to support the delivery of the Thrive Welcome Team and the Thrive Collective.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000608691
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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