Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The City of Edinburgh Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- The Broomhouse Centre SME, Caring in Craigmillar SME, Carr Gomm SME, Community Renewal Trust SME, Cyrenians SME, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust SME, Health All Round SME, Pilton Community Health Project SME
- Value
- £1,145,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 083993-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Sep 2025
- Published17 Dec 2025Published 90 days after the contract date
Description
In order to await the outcome of the Scottish Government review of Community Link Worker Services nationally and various other strategic drivers; Subject to the Council's internal governance approvals process, the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) intend to direct award contracts for a period of one year from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 to the incumbent Third Sector Organisations (with an option to extend for a further 6 months). This approach will allow the outcomes of the above to influence direction; and thereafter, for any procurement process to be completed.
About the suppliers
The Broomhouse Centre: every public contract they have won.
Caring in Craigmillar: every public contract they have won.
Carr Gomm: every public contract they have won.
Community Renewal Trust: every public contract they have won.
Cyrenians: every public contract they have won.
Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust: every public contract they have won.
Health All Round: every public contract they have won.
Pilton Community Health Project: every public contract they have won.