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: Claudine Persaud
Telephone: +44 1314693727
E-mail: claudine.persaud@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
Physical Activity Programme to Support Community Falls Prevention and Management
Reference number: CT1846
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise the market that the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), through the City of Edinburgh Council, intend to tender a contract to appoint a Provider to deliver a Physical Activity Programme to Support Community Falls Prevention and Management ; and to seek notes of interest from suitably qualified/experienced potential providers. Further details about the requirement are included in the attached PIN Brief.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service is an important element of the EHSPC’s strategic approach to Community Falls Prevention and Management, which aims to reduce preventable harm resulting from avoidable falls and to improve outcomes of people living in the community in Edinburgh at risk of falls.
The Service provides physical activity support and strength & balance programmes for adults who have been assessed and identified as being at risk of falling and includes balance and strength exercises, alongside functional movements, designed to improve stability and strength, reducing the risk of falls.
The Service Provider will be required to have the capability and capacity to provide:
- a minimum of ten accessible venues across Edinburgh (so that the Service reaches across the city)
- physical activity classes for up to 5,000+ people over a 12-month period
- 52+ classes per week
- remote/online classes
Further details about the requirement are included in the attached PIN Brief.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
27/11/2026
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
If you wish to note interest in this contract opportunity, please indicate so on Public Contract Scotland and complete the attached PIN questionnaire and email it to claudine.persaud@edinburgh.gov.uk by 12 noon on Wednesday 10 June 2026.
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=833001.
(SC Ref:833001)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/05/2026