Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract 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
E-mail: kyro.grieve@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
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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
Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Services – Core Locality Hub Services
Reference number: CT1428
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EH&SCP), through the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council), wish to tender for the provision of a city-wide Community Harm Reduction and Recovery Initiation Service, delivered via local hubs throughout the City. The Service supports people over the age of 18 who encounter problems as a result of substance use or who are in recovery from substance use. The Service facilitates initiation of recovery and provides help to manage community harm related to the use of drugs and alcohol across the city. Please see the attached document 'CT1428 Specification' for further details relating to the requirement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
16 517 844.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with an established Lead Organisation) to deliver the specified service. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Capacity evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Please see the attached documents for further detail on the intended process.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2027
End:
31/03/2034
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The potential contract duration is up to 7 years, broken down as follows:
Core Contract Period: four years
Optional Extension(1): three years
Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council/EH&SCP. The contract value referred to in this notice is for the full contract period including optional extensions.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
The Selection Criteria & Exclusion Grounds are included in the SPD & ITT, summarised as follows:
SPD-IV-4B1a: General Yearly Turnover - minimum “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years GBP 4,719,384
SPD-IV-4B5ab&c: Employers Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000, Public Liability Insurance GBP 10,000,000 & Professional Indemnity - GBP 5,000,000
SPD-IV-4B6: Current Ratio greater than 1.20 for the last two financial years
SPD-IV-4C1.2: Technical and Professional Ability
SPD-IV-4C4:Inclusion of prompt payment clause
SPD-IV-4C7:Demonstration of response to climate change emergency
SPD-IV-4D1(1):Health and Safety Policy
SPD-IV-4D1(2):PVG/Disclosure Scotland checks
SPD-IV-4D1(3):Payment of the Real Living Wage
SPD-IV-4D1(4):UK Data Protection Legislation & ICO registration.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tenderers document for details relating to the award procedure.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-040056
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/10/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
It is considered that this requirement is covered under the light touch regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Selection Criteria questions have been set out within the Single Procurement Document (SPD) and are also detailed further in appendix 3 of the Invitation to tenderers document.
Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Award Criteria Analysis and their tender will not be considered further.
Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) as well as the Tenderers Submission document to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement.
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=843526.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Although the value of the contract exceeds GBP 4,000,000 it was deemed inappropriate to include community benefits in this instance considering:
Potential Providers are third sector organisations/charities and the inclusion community benefits could detract from the Service that is being commissioned (already on a reduced budget) and;
The Service is in itself is a benefit to the community.
(SC Ref:843526)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=843526
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
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. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/09/2026