Coming up· published 1 Sept 2025
Supported Independent Living (on-site)
The Highland Council · Highland, Scotland
The Highland Council is planning Supported Independent Living (on-site). It is a contract for other health and social care in Highland.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 1 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
The Highland Council is planning Supported Independent Living (on-site). It is a contract for other health and social care in Highland. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £225,000.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 1 September 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000808299. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Highland Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Supported Independent Living (on-site)" project. This initiative focuses on providing services to care-experienced young people, helping them acquire skills and training critical for sustaining independent living. The procurement is classified under the services category and has a budget of £225,000.
The project is set in Inverness, within the Highland region. The future notice for this tender was published on 1st September 2025, and all related activities and requirements are projected to be within this geographical scope. The council is utilizing a planned procurement approach for this tender, aligning with public sector regulations and standards, including coverage by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
About this tender
Supported Independent Living (on-site) for care experienced young people to provide the necessary skills and training to help sustain independent living.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Support for care experienced young people in semi-independent living accommodation to gain the skills, training and understanding of what is required to secure and sustain full independent living accommodation.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £225,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000808299
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Highland
- Town
- Inverness
- Postcode
- IV3 5NX
- Electoral ward
- Inverness West
- Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Delivery area
- Highlands and Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Highlands and Islands
- Area
- Highlands and Islands
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Highland Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Inverness, IV3 5NX · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Summary of Requirement (on-site) ILpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- Summary of Requirement (on-site) ILpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- Supported Independent Living (on-site) - Supported Independent Living (on-site) for care experienced young…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000808299 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Supported Independent Living (on-site)
When will the Supported Independent Living (on-site) tender open?
The Highland 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 Supported Independent Living (on-site) contract worth?
The estimated value is £225,000.
Who is the buyer for Supported Independent Living (on-site)?
The Highland Council, based in Highland, Scotland.
How do I bid for Supported Independent Living (on-site)?
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