Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Lothian Council
John Muir House
Haddington, East Lothian
EH41 3HA
UK
Telephone: +44 1620827827
E-mail: procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM73
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181
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
Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service
Reference number: ELC-24-0395
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of free, impartial and confidential advices services for residents of East Lothian, primarily relating to income maximisation (benefits advice), money advice (incorporating debt advice) and energy advice (including fuel debt advice).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 843 959.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Lothian Council require a provider to deliver advice services to East Lothian citizens. Services shall be delivered by appropriately trained, experienced staff and\or volunteers.
Services shall be delivered in a readily accessible manner. The advice services shall be accessible to those people most in need and 'face to face' services shall be provided from appropriate locations within East Lothian. The services will also be available by telephone and digitally e.g. through web chat.
Specific service outcomes include; providing advice to help maximise income; reducing the number of households in East Lothian currently in debt, or at risk of being in debt; improving access to the services through the provision of appropriate accessible face-to-face, phone and digital services.
The contract duration will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-039955
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ELC-24-0395
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
East Lothian Advice Consortium
c/o 44-46 Court Street
HADDINGTON
EH41 3NP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 843 950.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Contract includes an obligation for the delivery of Community Benefits [once the aggregate spend with the Council reaches GBP 50,000 in any financial year. The Community Benefits information included in the Tender documentation outlines the Community Benefits that the Council is seeking as part of this Contract.
(SC Ref:793031)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2025