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Coming up· published 28 Feb 2025

CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework

The City of Edinburgh Council · City of Edinburgh, Scotland

The City of Edinburgh Council is planning CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in City of Edinburgh.

Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 10:28

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

The City of Edinburgh Council is planning CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in City of Edinburgh. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £404,000,000.

Find a Tender published it on 28 February 2025. The notice number is 007484-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e88a. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is currently in the planning stage for a significant future procurement initiative titled "CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework" within the health and social work services industry. The procurement process aims to establish a Framework Agreement to support care and support services for adults of working age, addressing needs related to physical disability, learning disability, and mental health.

Located in Edinburgh, this procurement exercise involves several key dates, with further market engagement anticipated to commence in March 2025, and additional notices expected by May 2025. The total estimated value of this framework is £404 million GBP. The participative process involves supplier awareness sessions, co-production events, and feedback surveys, fostering collaboration and partnership models.

About this tender

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) are looking to develop a Framework Agreement which will support the provision of care and support services for Adults of Working Age. This revised programme now includes people with Physical Disability (PD), Learning Disability (LD) and Mental Health (MH) where this is a primary diagnosis.

The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market to re-design a service which will meet the growing demand in a sustainable, outcome focused and viable way. It is intended that organisations will engage with EHSCP to develop the requirement through supplier awareness sessions, co-production events and feedback surveys. All providers are invited to engage with this process to support a new Framework Agreement which will be tendered.

All future communication will be directed though this PIN and to ensure your organisations participation and updates on this process, you should note interest against this PIN.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    Long Description Through our early market engagement EHSCP have been working with providers supporting people with PD and LD. We have also been working separately with MH providers within the Place to Live Framework. There is expressed interest in bringing these groups together into a single framework.

    Therefore, we are interested in working with organisations on reviewing and developing the specifications to ensure the services for people with eligible needs offered under Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (SDS) option 3 are fit for purpose, and facilitate compliance with all relevant legislation.

    It is currently proposed there are four broad categories of care within this requirement; Day Opportunities, Visiting Support, Intensive Home based care, and Overnight Care. These categories will be further explored to understand the detailed requirements within each category.

    The EHSCP initial thoughts are; Day Opportunities, which are either a) Peer Support, Volunteering and Social Enterprise or, b) Community-based activities of intensive individual and shared support or, c) Centre based provision of intensive individual and shared support.

    Visiting support, may include a) Day-time responder services (scheduled and unscheduled) b) Low volumes of Housing Support c) Low volumes of Personal Care e.g., medication or meal support visits Intensive Home based Care, may include a) 24-hour support in places registered with the Care Inspectorate as Care Homes; b) 24-hour support in accommodation with linked support (e.g. core and cluster models;

    and c) Higher volumes of Housing Support and Personal care in a person's own home Overnight Support, may include a) Overnight responder services (scheduled and unscheduled) b) Sleep -over support (individual or shared) c) Intensive overnight support (individual or shared) The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market and gain insight into the likely level of interest from providers in the EHSCP Requirement.

    The structure of the requirement will be part of future discussions with organisations who note interest in this PIN. It is anticipated that further engagement will start in March 2025. Additional Information By submitting your interest you are agreeing to further engagement with the EHSCP.

    The route to market is not yet fixed and this will also be discussed at the coproduction event, however it would be advised to network as much as possible through the event as collaborative, consortium and partnership bids will be welcomed as part of a key partnership model. Please note: information provided at this stage is subject to change through the development of the specifications and structure of the framework.

    Additional information: Please note: information provided at this stage is subject to change through the development of the specifications and structure of the framework.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Framework
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
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Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£404,000,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
007484-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e88a
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

The City of Edinburgh Council is based in City of Edinburgh. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
City of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Electoral ward
City Centre
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Delivery area
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
City of Edinburgh
Area
East Central Scotland
Country
Scotland
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
The City of Edinburgh Council
Category
Services
Phone
+44 1314693922
Address
Edinburgh, EH8 8BG · Scotland · Scotland

Not stated in the notice: contact.

Call +44 1314693922
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework

When will the CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework tender open?

The City of Edinburgh Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework contract worth?

The estimated value is £404,000,000.

Who is the buyer for CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework?

The City of Edinburgh Council, based in City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

How do I bid for CT1453 - Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework?

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