- Value
- Value not stated
- Closes
- 20 Nov 2026 (12 days)
- Where
- Scotland
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
In plain English
East Lothian Council wants a supplier to deliver an Income Maximisation Service under the Scottish Government's Parental Employability Support initiative, helping parents in local communities move into work and tackle in-work poverty. The contract is for 12 months in Scotland, is open for bids now through a single-stage open procedure, and the closing date is 20 November 2026.
Good fit for: Employability, money advice or community support organisations with experience helping parents into work or out of in-work poverty.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
East Lothian Council is utilising the Scottish Government’s Parental Employability Support (PES) initiative to support parents in local communities to progress through all stages of the Strategic Skills Pipeline into work and addresses in-work poverty. PES will provide person-centred help for parents to address their barriers to work, which might include a lack of skills or work experience, health support, money advice, or motivational support. PES will help in meeting the increasing challenge of in-work poverty, targeting support to help parents already in jobs support through the provision of training and employability.
Getting the documents
publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk (free to register, then register your interest in this notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 21 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £151k to £2.8m (5 since 2025; 3 won by small firms).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Maximisation Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | Citizens Advice Northumberland | £151k | 25 Sep |
| Warm Homes Network (WHN) Income Maximisation and Benefits Support Services Cadent Gas Limited | Citizens Advice Manchester | £2.8m | 31 Jul |
| The Provision of Income Maximisation Service for unpaid Carers Surrey County Council | Surrey Welfare Rights Unit SME | £300k | 8 Jan |
| Financial Wellbeing- Welfare Benefits and Income Maximisation Carmarthenshire County Council | Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales Ltd SME | £627k | 18 Aug |
| Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service East Lothian Council | East Lothian Advice Consortium SME | £1.8m | 12 Mar |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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