Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service

What the buyer is asking for

The City of Edinburgh Council, require to appoint Providers to deliver an Income Maximisation, Welfare and Debt Advice Service. The contract is divided into the following 4 Lots: Lot 1 - North Lot 2 - South Lot 3 - Disability Service Lot 4 - Advice Network Support Co-ordinator Please see attached tender documentation for further details.

4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• North

  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.

• South

  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.

• Disability 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.

• Advice Network Support Co-ordinator

  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.

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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published13 days ago

   8 Sept 2026, 16:14 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 17 days

   9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice5 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST053426-2026
2. Tender notice8 Sept 2026, 16:14 BST085069-2026