---
title: "Fathers Support: Children affected by Parental Substance Use"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000815003"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-11-28"
---

# Fathers Support: Children affected by Parental Substance Use

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000815003

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## Summary

See notice for full details.

## Notice

This service is required by the City of Edinburgh Council and the Edinburgh health and social care partnership to support vulnerable children, young people and families affected by substance use.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This requirement was commissioned via a direct award to the incumbent supplier, Circle. the decision to direct award was justified by: Referring to the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, section 12, which allows a contracting authority to award a health or social care service without seeking offers, below a value of 663,540 GBP, provided appropriate considerations are taken into account (in line with the Scottish Government's Procurement of care and support services: best practice guidance). Taking into consideration the importance of ensuring there is no gap in service delivery to reduce the impact to the supported young people and families using the service as well as minimising the disruption and damage that could be caused to valuable relationships that have been formed by not having a sufficient mobilisation/transition period.

### Procurement Information

Referring to the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, section 12, which allows a contracting authority to award a health or social care service without seeking offers, below a value of 663,540 GBP, provided appropriate considerations are taken into account (in line with the Scottish Government's Procurement of care and support services: best practice guidance). This is an interim arrangement only to ensure the continuation of a service for vulnerable families.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544551 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £52,500 |

## 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIRCLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544551

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544551
  Fathers Support: Children affected by Parental Substance Use - This service is required by the City of Edinburgh Council and the Edinburgh health and social care partnership to support vulnerable children, young people and families affected by substance use.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000815003

## Provenance

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