--- title: "Justice Outreach (Inverness and Ross-shire)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL" published: "2025-05-21" --- # Justice Outreach (Inverness and Ross-shire) Buyer: THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274.json) ## Summary The Highland Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Justice Outreach (Inverness and Ross-shire)," which falls under the general public services industry category. The procurement aims to provide outreach support to offenders transitioning into community life, focusing on life skills for independent living, relationship building, housing, and employment opportunities. The location for service delivery is Inverness and Ross-shire and surrounding areas, with key delivery dates projected from July/August 2025 to 31st March 2026. Businesses interested in offering these services are required to express their interest and submit details no later than 12 noon on Friday, 6th June 2025. While it is currently in the 'planned' stage, it is expected to move to tender around June/July 2025, making use of Public Contracts Scotland as the procurement method. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses with expertise in community justice services, social work, and offender rehabilitation to engage with a substantial local government project. Companies capable of providing tailored outreach programmes and support in skills development will find this contract particularly suited to their capabilities, especially if they can bring innovative solutions for integrating offenders back into the community. Additionally, businesses experienced in handling regional projects in Inverness or Ross-shire and surrounding areas will likely have an advantage. Those interested should prepare to submit their strategic approach to service delivery by 5th June 2025 to participate in this promising prospect for business growth. ## Notice The service will provide tailored outreach support to assist offenders in resettling into their local community and to transition beyond community justice services. This will involve the development of social and domestic life skills for independent living and the building of positive relationships to maintain long term resilience for a crime-fee life. The Service will also provide support on housing and benefit matters and will promote education, training and employment opportunities to encourage career development. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Highland Council are looking to notify the market of their intention to commission a justice outreach support service in Inverness, Ross-shire and surrounding areas from July/August 2025 until 31st March 2026. To note an interest any potential interested parties should note their interest and detail in no more than 500 words (in font Arial 11) in a word processed document how they would intend to deliver the service that is detailed in the enclosed Summary of Requirement by 12 noon on Friday 6th June 2025. Any procurement exercise will be published on Public Contracts Scotland during June / July 2025.. Summary of Requirement and map of the service delivery area are enclosed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530792 | | 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 | 21 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jul 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £49,500 | | 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 HIGHLAND COUNCIL | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 5NX | | 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 | TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75230000 - Justice services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 May 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530792 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY530792&idx=1 21st May 2025 - Summary of Requirement - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY530792&idx=2 21st May 2025 - Map of service delivery area - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530792 Justice Outreach (Inverness and Ross-shire) - The service will provide tailored outreach support to assist offenders in resettling into their local community and to transition beyond community justice services. This will involve the development of social and domestic life skills for independent living and the building of positive relationships to maintain long term resilience for a crime-fee life. The Service will also provide support on housing and benefit matters and will promote education, training and employment opportunities to encourage career development. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.highland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=799274 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000799274. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000799274.json.