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title: "Lothian Health Board - Hospital Welfare Advice Services - East Lothian"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000714234"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD"
published: "2023-01-25"
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# Lothian Health Board - Hospital Welfare Advice Services - East Lothian

Buyer: LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000714234

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## Summary

The Lothian Health Board is seeking proposals through the open procedure for the provision of Hospital Welfare Advice Services in East Lothian. The service aims to support patients, carers, and staff with welfare rights advice at the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The contract has been awarded to Musselburgh and District CAB with a value of £107,333. Key dates include the contract award on 19th December 2022 and completion of the process on 25th January 2023.

This tender provides an opportunity for service-oriented businesses, especially those experienced in providing welfare advice services in the health sector, to compete for a contract with the Lothian Health Board. The procurement stage is currently complete, and the contract is active, offering a chance for suppliers to engage in long-term service provision with potential renewals until 2027. Businesses with a focus on healthcare and community well-being are well-suited to engage in this opportunity for growth.

## Notice

Lothian Health Board is seeking proposals from bidders who can deliver a welfare advice service at the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The service will work to support patients, carers and Lothian Health Board staff with welfare rights advice issues. The service will operate from the aforementioned hospital site and support patients and carers/families who are attending the hospital as either inpatients or outpatients and Lothian Health Board staff working at this site. As such the service will be available to all hospital patients and carers within Lothian Health Board and throughout Scotland with referral onto the most appropriate service in the community once discharged.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lothian Health Board is seeking suppliers who can deliver welfare advice services at the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The service will support patients, carers and Lothian Health Board staff with welfare rights advice issues. The service will operate from the aforementioned hospital site and support patients and carers/families who are attending the hospital as either inpatients or outpatients and Lothian Health Board staff working at these sites.

Renewal: Initial 2 year 9 month contract from 1st Jan 2023 to 30th Sept 2025 with the option to extend by two further 12 month periods to 30th Sept 2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469520 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £109,250 |
| Lots value | £109,250 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £107,333 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3EG |
| 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 | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MUSSELBURGH AND DISTRICT CAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 25 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469520
- 24 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV465140

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV465140
  Lothian Health Board - Hospital Welfare Advice Services - East Lothian - Lothian Health Board is seeking proposals from bidders who can deliver a welfare advice service at the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The service will work to support patients, carers and Lothian Health Board staff with welfare rights advice issues. The service will operate from the aforementioned hospital site and support patients and carers/families who are attending the hospital as either inpatients or outpatients and Lothian Health Board staff working at this site. As such the service will be available to all hospital patients and carers within Lothian Health Board and throughout Scotland with referral onto the most appropriate service in the community once discharged.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469520
  Lothian Health Board - Hospital Welfare Advice Services - East Lothian - Lothian Health Board is seeking proposals from bidders who can deliver a welfare advice service at the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The service will work to support patients, carers and Lothian Health Board staff with welfare rights advice issues. The service will operate from the aforementioned hospital site and support patients and carers/families who are attending the hospital as either inpatients or outpatients and Lothian Health Board staff working at this site. As such the service will be available to all hospital patients and carers within Lothian Health Board and throughout Scotland with referral onto the most appropriate service in the community once discharged.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000714234
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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