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Whole Family Approach Service for Families Affected by Parental Substance Use

The City of Edinburgh Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The City of Edinburgh Council

Buyer Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH8 8BG, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Kyro Grieve

Contact Email: kyro.grieve@edinburgh.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
2122680.0 GBP
Published
06 Feb 2026, 11:32
Deadline
18 Mar 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85310000 - Social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Through the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), the Council along with the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership (EADP) intend to tender for the provision of a city-wide whole family support service for families affected by parental substance use.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: 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 Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money. Additional information: The potential contract duration is up to 8 years, broken down as follows: - Core Contract Period: four years - Optional Extension(1): two years - Optional Extension(2): two years Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Lot 1 Status: active

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