Contract

Residential Intermediate Care for people with complex needs including physical healthcare needs and homelessness/ risk of homelessness

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069111

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0514c0

Published 28 October 2025, 4:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Contact

Claudine Persaud

Email

claudine.persaud@edinburgh.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1314693727

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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

Residential Intermediate Care for people with complex needs including physical healthcare needs and homelessness/ risk of homelessness

Reference number

CT1569

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85144000 - Residential health facilities services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), through the City of Edinburgh Council, require to appoint a new Provider to deliver residential intermediate care for people with complex needs including physical healthcare needs and homelessness/ risk of homelessness at Milestone House, Edinburgh, EH14 1EB.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £6,745,744

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85144000 - Residential health facilities services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is seeking to appoint a single Provider (or a consortium of Providers with a Lead Organisation) to deliver the specified service. An open procurement process will be followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be utilised to identify suitable Tenderers in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation will be undertaken to select the tender which represent the best overall value for money.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The potential contract duration is up to 8 years, broken down as follows:

- Core Contract Period: three years

- Optional Extension(1): three years

- Optional Extension(2): two years

Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-021848


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Simon Community Scotland

472 Ballater St

GLASGOW

G5 0QW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,745,744


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:814161)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.