--- title: "Support for those with additional health needs to volunteer" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-08-17" --- # Support for those with additional health needs to volunteer Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713.json) ## Summary The City of Edinburgh Council is planning a procurement process to retender a service for supporting individuals with additional health needs to volunteer in their local community. This opportunity falls under the services category and is currently in the planning stage. The main goal is to engage organisations that can help increase community services and resilience by involving a more diverse cohort of volunteers. This opportunity, initiated by The City of Edinburgh Council, aims to create a platform for businesses that can provide services catering to individuals with long-term health conditions, mental health issues, disabilities, and other support needs. Companies specialising in community services, volunteer management, and social support are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The deadline for expressing interest in this tender is on 1st November 2023. ## Notice The City of Edinburgh Council is looking to retender a service which can support people with long term conditions, mental health issues, disabilities & other support needs to secure and sustain volunteer opportunities in their local community. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to seek market engagement to test capacity and capability to help develop our procurement strategy, and obtain Expressions of Interest from organisations who would potentially bid for some or all of the requirement. Requirement People with disabilities and additional support needs are at greater risk of poor general health and well-being and may face greater barriers to accessing services than people without disabilities. The City of Edinburgh Council requires a service which can support people with long term conditions, mental health issues, disabilities & other support needs to secure and sustain volunteer opportunities in their local community. The service will support a more resilient community by working with volunteer involving organisations (VIOs) to engage a more diverse & inclusive cohort of volunteers helping to increase community services, capacity, and resilience. Please see attached document for further information. Please see attached document for further information and for how you should register your interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486201 | | Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) | | 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 | 17 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 17 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486201 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG486201&idx=1 17th August 2023 - PIN document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486201 Support for those with additional health needs to volunteer - The City of Edinburgh Council is looking to retender a service which can support people with long term conditions, mental health issues, disabilities & other support needs to secure and sustain volunteer opportunities in their local community. ## Notice URLs - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=741713 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000741713. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741713.json.