Provision of an Independent Housing Information and Advice Service
Inverclyde Council · All their open notices
What this is
Prior Information Notice / market research (June 2026): Inverclyde Council (with its HSCP) plans to commission an independent housing information and advice service — the statutory free-of-charge housing advice and homelessness-prevention service required under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001. A market research questionnaire is open now; the contract notice is estimated for 2 December 2026. This PIN is engagement only, not biddable.
Key points
- Independent housing information & advice service for Inverclyde (statutory homelessness prevention)
- Market questionnaire open now; tender expected ~Dec 2026
- Suits third-sector housing advice providers (Shelter-type organisations, CABs)
- Long runway — good time to engage and shape the service
Who can bid
Market-research stage — complete the questionnaire on the notice; the tender is expected from ~2 December 2026.
How it is scored
Per the follow-on notice.
Money
No value published; a statutory advice service — free to service users, council-funded.
How to submit
Register interest on PCS to receive the tender notification.
Clarifications
procurement@Inverclyde.gov.uk.
Contract period
Per the follow-on notice.
Classification
CPV 75123000 — Administrative housing services Scotland
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.