Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
Contact
Anna Penman
Telephone
+44 1314693922
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CT1210 - Therapeutic service for Hoarding/ Self Neglect
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council is considering the procurement of a Therapeutic service for Hoarding/Self Neglect service to provide therapeutic assistance to vulnerable adults which supports long term changes in hoarding and self-neglect behaviours.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance
across the whole of the City of Edinburgh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hoarding disorder is a mental health disorder characterised by excessive accumulation of and attachment to possessions regardless of their actual value. Self-neglect can be associated with a range of social of psychological and health issues.
Hoarding and self-neglect issues are both recognised as Public Protection/ Safeguarding issues and the proposed service will align strategically with the Council’s Supporting Adults with Hoarding and Self Neglecting behaviours Protocol. Please note this is currently under review. Follow https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/selfneglectprotocol to find the current protocol.
This Protocol also advocates the deploying of available supports in the community to help promote and support changes in behaviour and move towards local networks of support.
Those accessing the service will be reviewed on an ongoing basis to be confirmed at a later date. This will ensure capacity within the service can be maximised. Intervention via this service will need to be sensitively managed and one-off interventions are unlikely to be effective.
Assessment and referrals for this service will be made by the Council.
Individuals requiring the service are likely to already be engaging with the Council. It is expected that the service will require to be provided across all 4 Localities on a Monday – Friday basis. It is anticipated that there will be different levels of service provision required depending on individual level of need.
The service will require to be personalised, outcomes focused and based on individual level of need assessed.
This is not a counselling service. This is not a decluttering/ deep clean service for which the council has a separate contract in place though it is anticipated there will be individuals who will benefit from access to both services in a time co-ordinated manner.
two.2.14) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being utilised to help understand the market which will support the procurement route going forward.
Please note TUPE may apply to this requirement.
Any information contained within this PIN is for information purposes only and is subject to change.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 September 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
It is considered this requirement is covered under the light touch regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=739445.
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