Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Midlothian Council
Fairfield House, 8 Lothian Road
Dalkeith
EH22 3AA
UK
Contact person: Barbara Foxwell
E-mail: barbara.foxwell@midlothian.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM73
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00336
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Unpaid Carer Support Service
Reference number: MID/25/85
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Midlothian Council are seeking expressions of interest from Providers with experience of delivering a carer support service to unpaid carers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Midlothian Council are seeking expression of interest from Providers with experience of delivering Care Support Services to unpaid carers.
Currently there is a small collection of third sector organisations providing support services to adult unpaid carers in Midlothian. The provider group is a combination of a main provider hosting and operating the carer centre and delivering a range of supports, including sharing statutory duties with the local authority for the provision of some supports and services required under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, and smaller funding arrangements for specific services.
Midlothian Council is seeking services to be delivered against the duties of responsibilities within the Carers Act and also the priorities, outcomes and actions within the Midlothian IJB Unpaid Carers Strategy 2025-28 and Action Plan. It is anticipated that services will deliver a range of services and supports at a universal and targeted level, inclusive but not limited to: services supporting carers rights and identification; direct carer support in a range of formats; delivery of a carer advice and information service; a carer wellbeing and short breaks service; services to support employment and economic wellbeing; supports around care planning including completion of Adult Carer Support Plans and future planning activities such as Power of Attorney, Future Care Planning; support for carers to engage in planning for themselves and the person they provide care to. Services must demonstrate commitment to joint, collaborative working with Third sector groups and services, and public sector services, and also undertaking reporting to commissioners and the Scottish Government in relation to the Carers Census.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
07/09/2026
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
It is anticipated that there will be a Provider event held in August 2026. Date still to be confirmed. Following this will be a procurement process for the commissioned services to be in place on 01 April 2027.
If you are interested in this requirement, please register your interest on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) within this notice.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to make you aware of a future tendering opportunity. Please note, this PIN is not an invitation to tender, nor it is a formal stage in the procurement process.
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=834896.
(SC Ref:834896)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/06/2026