CT0627 - Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System (re-opening 2025)

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Buyers

The City of Edinburgh Council

Value

£430,000,000

Classifications

Social work and related services
Social work services
Social work services with accommodation

Tags

tender

Submission Deadline

3 months from now

Published

7 months ago

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council is re-opening its flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation to invite new suppliers to provide services in 2025.
This is a long-term opportunity with the aim to further increase Edinburgh’s capacity for temporary accommodation. 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.
This re-opening of the purchasing system will apply to the following within Category 1 - Temporary Accommodation with Access to Visiting Support.
Category 1a - Private Rented Accommodation,
Category 1b - Home Share,
Category 1c - Shared House.
Any providers with potential capacity should email [email protected] or [email protected] to express interest ahead of completing your tender submission.
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, and as such strongly encourage interested potential providers to attend training on the operation of the purchasing system and PCS-T.  The estimated framework value indicated in this notice is the original value which has been utilised from the start of the FPS via call-off.

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The City of Edinburgh Council

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