--- title: "Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council" published: "2026-09-08" --- # Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427.json) ## Summary The City of Edinburgh Council is procuring an income maximisation, welfare and debt advice service for people in Edinburgh. The work covers advice on increasing household income, welfare benefits and debt, with a separate support function for the local advice network. There are four service areas: North, South, Disability Service, and Advice Network Support Co-ordinator. The council intends to appoint a separate provider or consortium for each area, with delivery across Edinburgh. This is a public service opportunity suited to advice agencies, charities, third-sector organisations and specialist welfare or debt services with the capacity to deliver locally. The service classification is social work and related community services (CPV 98000000). The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission. Bids were due by 12:00 on 9 October 2026. Each lot has a contract period of 2,160 days, intended to begin on 1 April 2027, comprising three years plus three optional 12-month extensions. The council may award up to four providers, one per lot, and suppliers may bid for any number of lots. Selection uses the Single Procurement Document and minimum compliance requirements, followed by award-criteria and pricing evaluation for best overall value. Minimum annual turnover is £1,139,600 for North, £932,400 for South, £518,000 for Disability Service and £90,000 for the co-ordinator lot. Required insurance includes professional and employers’ liability of £5,000,000 each and public liability of £10,000,000. This opportunity suits established welfare rights, income maximisation, debt advice and disability advice providers, as well as charities or third-sector organisations able to form a consortium. Suppliers need financial capacity appropriate to the lot, including the stated turnover and current-ratio thresholds, and the ability to maintain substantial professional, employers’ and public liability insurance. Delivery requires compliance with UK data protection legislation and ICO registration, PVG or Disclosure Scotland checks, SNSIAP accreditation and payment of the Real Living Wage. Bidders must also demonstrate a response to the climate emergency and accept a prompt-payment clause. The scale supports providers able to staff and manage a sustained, Edinburgh-wide service, with specialist capability for disability advice or network co-ordination where relevant. ## Notice The City of Edinburgh Council, require to appoint Providers to deliver an Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service. The contract is divided into the following 4 Lots: Lot 1 - North Lot 2 - South Lot 3 - Disability Service Lot 4 - Advice Network Support Co-ordinator Please see attached tender documentation for further details. ### Lot Information North An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. South An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Disability Service An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Advice Network Support Co-ordinator An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564089 | | Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75310000 - Benefit services - 75313000 - Disability benefits - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 8 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564089 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564089 Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service - The City of Edinburgh Council, require to appoint Providers to deliver an Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service. The contract is divided into the following 4 Lots: Lot 1 - North Lot 2 - South Lot 3 - Disability Service Lot 4 - Advice Network Support Co-ordinator Please see attached tender documentation for further details. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=842427 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842427 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=842427 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000842427. 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