Provision of an Advice & Information Service 2023

Concepts

• advice & information service
• health and social work
• inverness
• legal duty
• information service
• provision of advice and information services for residents of the highland council
• provision of an advice
• information services
• council the provision of advice and information services
• provision of advice

Location

Highlands and Islands

Description

The Council has a legal duty to provide certain advice and information services for local residents, this Contract is for the Provision of Advice and Information Services for residents of the Highland Council area. As well as supporting the legal duty of the Council the provision of Advice and Information Services is a crucial element of the Council’s strategy to achieve both national and local outcomes in respect of welfare, poverty and equalities.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Council has a legal duty to provide certain advice and information services for local residents as follows and this contract forms part of arrangements in place to ensure full compliance. Advice and Information Services are also a crucial element of the Council’s strategy to achieve both national and local outcomes in respect of welfare, poverty and equalities.

Renewal Options

The Council reserves the right to extend this period for two further periods of 12 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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=720618. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: An overall service is to be provided, sub-contracting schedule included to ensure details are provided in relation to any sub-contractors, but no specific sub-contracting clause. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefit Requirements are as stated in the Procurement documents. (SC Ref:720618)