Temporary Accommodation & Associated Services Flexible Purchasing System - Category 4

The City of Edinburgh Council established a flexible purchasing system for temporary accommodation in March 2022. This was a long-term opportunity with the aim to increase Edinburgh’s capacity for temporary accommodation. The Council require accommodation and associated services which are tailored to resident’s needs, can adapt by flexing capacity whilst having a focus on value for money and allows continued change and improvement. The Council are re-opening applications to the flexible purchasing system for Category 4 - Temporary Accommodation Support Services for new bidders. This is ahead of mini-competitions to re-tender replacement contracts for the following services which will be run via the flexible purchasing system: Housing First and Complex Needs Visiting Housing Support Street Based Outreach and Support Hub Locality Visiting Housing Support and Preventative Support Young Person Visiting Housing Support, Young Person Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support The Council will be using the PCS-Tender online portal to run and manage the opportunity, and as such strongly encourage interested potential providers to attend training on the operation of the purchasing system and PCS-T.