--- title: "Intensive Family Support Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAPITAL CITY PARTNERSHIP" published: "2020-02-11" --- # Intensive Family Support Service Buyer: CAPITAL CITY PARTNERSHIP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362.json) ## Summary The Capital City Partnership, located in Edinburgh, is initiating a procurement process for the "Intensive Family Support Service" aimed at addressing worklessness and poverty in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region. This service will be executed under a competitive grants process and targets local authorities in Edinburgh, Fife, East Lothian, and Midlothian. Key stakeholders will focus on providing multi-disciplinary support to families, with a planned budget of £860,000 GBP. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 16 March 2020. Interested parties can access beginning information through the Public Contracts Scotland website. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in service provision related to family support, employability training, and welfare advice. Companies offering services in youth work, income maximisation, and holistic family-centric approaches will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus on a multidisciplinary approach across various local authorities ensures that businesses capable of tailoring their solutions to diverse community needs will find advantageous opportunities for growth and collaboration within the region. ## Notice The Intensive Family Support (IFS) Service will target pockets of persistent, entrenched worklessness and poverty that are evident throughout the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal area. This PIN concerns the competitive grants process for phase one of the IFS programme in the following local authorities: Edinburgh, Fife, East Lothian and Midlothian. The IFS service will implement a holistic 'whole family' approach, tackling intergenerational disadvantage and co-ordinating any existing support structures to create a more joined-up and cohesive package that is effective for all members of the family. Interventions will take a multi-disciplinary approach, providing income maximisation and advice, whole family support and employability in a package that is tailored to the context of the local authorities to support the progression of families, improve family dynamics and reduce poverty. The IFS service will focus on the early stages of the Strategic Skills Pipeline, removing barriers and supporting families to consider pathways to work and education. ### Lot Information Intensive Family Support Service - Fife IFS delivery in Fife should deliver a multi-disciplinary approach providing whole family support, youth work, income maximisation and employability support. Intensive Family Support Service - Edinburgh IFS delivery in Edinburgh will focus on early years. The provision should take a multi-disciplinary approach, providing whole family support, income maximisation and employability support. Intensive Family Support Service - East Lothian IFS provision in East Lothian will deliver a multi-disciplinary approach providing whole family support, income maximisation and employability support to families. Intensive Family Support Service - Midlothian IFS Provision in Midlothian should deliver a multi-disciplinary approach providing whole family support and income maximisation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380361 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Mar 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £860,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAPITAL CITY PARTNERSHIP | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 8NR | | 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 | Leith Walk | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 11 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380361 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380361 Intensive Family Support Service - The Intensive Family Support (IFS) Service will target pockets of persistent, entrenched worklessness and poverty that are evident throughout the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal area. This PIN concerns the competitive grants process for phase one of the IFS programme in the following local authorities: Edinburgh, Fife, East Lothian and Midlothian. The IFS service will implement a holistic 'whole family' approach, tackling intergenerational disadvantage and co-ordinating any existing support structures to create a more joined-up and cohesive package that is effective for all members of the family. Interventions will take a multi-disciplinary approach, providing income maximisation and advice, whole family support and employability in a package that is tailored to the context of the local authorities to support the progression of families, improve family dynamics and reduce poverty. The IFS service will focus on the early stages of the Strategic Skills Pipeline, removing barriers and supporting families to consider pathways to work and education. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.capitalcitypartnership.co.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=614362 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000614362.json.