Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: Jamie Smart
Telephone: +44 1315292161
E-mail: jamie.smart@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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
CT1113 — Edinburgh and Midlothian Recovery Service
Reference number: CT1113
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75231230
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to commission a recovery service to work primarily with people over the age of 18 from Edinburgh and Midlothian who are in the justice system and meet the criteria for support. Support will include psycho-social support for addictions in prison, and voluntary throughcare holistic support to assist with successful reintegration into the community.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75231200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
The service will operate in the following settings: the courts, Police cells, inside HMP Edinburgh and the communities in Midlothian and Edinburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will:
— work towards becoming trauma informed, adapting to the needs of the service users and reducing barriers to access. It will be expected to work collaboratively in close partnership with other statutory and voluntary service providers within agreed pathways of service provision for this population, where possible working to one shared multi-agency plan for each service user;
— adopt a harm-reduction and recovery-centred approach for those with problematic alcohol and drug use, working with individuals to build and encourage the creation of recovery capital, supporting people to move away from harmful behaviours and other issues that increase the likelihood of re-offending. By adopting a holistic approach, the service will provide robust routes into a range of support services and networks, assisting individuals to access support that is right for them; and
— provide more intensive support for those with a greater need. Recovery capital and risk of substance-related harms and of re-offending will be assessed on entering the service, and an appropriate level of support will be matched to this. This should ensure that a greater intensity of support is delivered to individuals who are the most chaotic and marginalised, and that activities to reduce re-offending are targeted at those from Edinburgh and Midlothian whose offending is most prolific.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/09/2020
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
If you are interested in tendering for this requirement please register your interest in this notice. A questionnaire will be issued to interested parties to help establish capacity and capability of interested parties.
Please note, this is a prior information notice. No Tender documents are available at this time.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=626715.
(SC Ref:626715).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2020