Awarded contract

CT1275 Self- Directed Support (SDS) Advice and Information Service

Details

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Supplier(s): Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
Value: £1,562,742
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 22 January 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The service being commissioned is in line with The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to support Supported People to have control of their life. The Act came into force on 1 April 2014 and placed a duty on local authorities to offer people who are eligible for social care a range of 4 Self-Directed Support (SDS) options. This service supports people to understand of the four options available through SDS, offering advice on the options available and the service further offers option 1 supported people, the support to recruit and employ personal Assistants (PAs) where this option is later taken up. Lot 1: Contract award notice following an open procedure to find a suitably qualified organisation to provide SDS advice and support.

Timeline

Completed: Award published22 January 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date22 January 2025

About the buyer

The City of Edinburgh Council is the local authority for Scotland's capital city, buying through its own commercial and procurement service. Every regulated tender is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the Scottish public sector's tender portal. Suppliers register free on the portal and can set alerts for opportunities in their sector. Before running a competitive tender, the Council checks its existing frameworks for value, including through Scotland Excel and Scottish Procurement. Scotland Excel acts as the centre of procurement expertise for local government across the country. A downloadable contract register lists every procurement carried out through a regulated process.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of The City of Edinburgh Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services
85300000 · Social work and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov