Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: Ife Sanni
Telephone: +44 1314693922
E-mail: ife.sanni@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Post Diagnostic Support For Individuals with Autism.
Reference number: CT1652
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ongoing delivery and collaborative evaluation of post diagnostic support services for adults with Autism in the City of Edinburgh. This is an interim arrangement only to ensure continuation of the service for potentially vulnerable adults.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
131 060.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
The City of Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of a short term contract by the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), to enable the continuation and evaluation of a service for the purposes of informing the future longer-term commissioning and procurement strategy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Post Diagnostic Support for Neurodivergent Individuals
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The direct award approach is considered appropriate and justified by:
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-086503
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CT1652
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Autism Initiatives
11 Granton Square
EDINBURGH
EH5 1HX
UK
Telephone: +44 1315517260
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 131 060.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract value referred to in this notice is estimated and for the full potential contract period.
(SC Ref:829111)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 27 Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1LB
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2026