Closed tender

Category 2a Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System (re-opening Dec/Jan 2025/26)

Details

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Value: £1,500,000
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 22 December 2025
Submission: 4 February 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The City of Edinburgh Council is re-opening Category 2a - Supported Lodgings of the flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation to invite new suppliers to provide services. This is a long-term opportunity with the aim to further increase Edinburgh’s capacity for temporary accommodation with support. The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident’s needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement. Please note, providers will not be required to have a property currently available to engage with the opportunity. The Council will be using the PCS-Tender online portal to run and manage the opportunity. Lot 1: The Council has a statutory duty – under Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 – Homelessness Provisions - to provide temporary accommodation to households that are homeless. This contract will provide a Supported Lodgings model of accommodation, which can accommodate up to five people from different households. This will include support staff if they are residing in the property.. Please see Bidder Guidance Document for more information on the operation of the Purchasing System and how to apply.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published22 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date4 February 2026

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

85300000 · Social work and related services
85310000 · Social work services
85311000 · Social work services with accommodation

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