January 2026
Welcome to the winter edition of our quarterly Supplier Newsletter.
Happy New Year to you all. We are continuing to build on the resources to help you work with us as a supplier. Our focus will be on practical support, tips and links to help you feel tender ready. We focus on the next “” event. This is an opportunity to meet and chat in person with business facing teams and related external partner organisations. The procurement team will be on hand to answer any questions or queries you may have relating to procurement. In addition, the team will be delivering a session at the event, which you can sign up for on arrival.
Continuing to build on the practical resources available, we focus on environmental considerations within procurement to help you answer climate related questions that may come up in any tender you wish to apply for.
Finally, our usual update on upcoming tender opportunities and for those new to tendering with the public sector we encourage you to register for alerts on the , if you haven’t done so already.
If you would like to receive our quarterly supplier newsletter direct to your inbox, please email us at supplierdevelopment@edinburgh.gov.uk.
We look forward to working with you.
Neil Fraser
Commercial and Procurement Services Delivery Manager
Meet the City of 麻豆映画 – Forthcoming Event – 3 February 2026
We are delighted to announce the next will take place on Tuesday, 3 February 2026 at 10am. This is an opportunity to meet and chat in person with business facing teams from across the Council, and related external partner organisations. It will take place at The Assembly Rooms, George Street, and bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and guidance together at this ‘one stop shop’ to help local businesses understand the range of ways the City of 麻豆映画 can support them.
Procurement colleagues will be delivering a presentation at the event which aims to help guide businesses through the procurement process and provide helpful hints and tips. The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) will also be sharing their top tips for tendering. You can sign up for the presentation when you arrive at the event. If you can’t make the presentation on the day, we will be running an online webinar on the 10 February at 2pm via
Don't miss out on this chance to connect directly with your local business support services! Please to find out more about who will be there, and to register for your free space.
Environmental considerations in Procurement
We want to become a net zero Council by 2030. This means that we want to remove the same amount of greenhouse gases that we put into the air. We are also working with partners to tackle climate change across the city. While reducing our carbon emissions is crucial to the future of our city and the planet, we also need to recognise that a changing climate presents new risks to how we live and do business both now and in the coming years. We need to futureproof our contracts as well as foster resilience for our city to thrive. We support Council's aspiration of becoming a net zero, adapted and nature positive city, please see our Sustainable Procurement Strategy 2025-2030 for more details.
As a supplier, who is interested in working with the Council, you would need to consider the impact your organisation has on the environment and society.
Through understanding your own organisation’s operations, you should understand where your main environmental impacts occur. If you haven't started on this journey yet you might want to look into resource mapping. , a free CPD Certified online training course from Business Energy Scotland, is a good starting point.
The next step would be to understand your greenhouse gas emission. If your organisation has not previously assessed or reported emissions, you might want to start by using (allows calculation of your emissions using meter readings or utility bills), The free-to-use calculators or any other resources available.
To help your organisation to prepare for changing climate please see the . It provides practical actions that businesses can take to protect their people, products and services, premises, processes and place.
These steps will get you ready to supply information about your organisation’s environmental strategies or actions that you are taking, for submitting your bid whenever a relevant contract comes up. It will also enable you to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and link in with the following support:
- Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce - The delivered by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce aims to support Edinburgh’s SMEs participate in the just transition to a net zero carbon economy and support innovative decarbonisation projects in the city.
- Business Gateway - to help you on your journey to net zero.
- Business Energy Scotland - to help you play your part in tackling climate change, including Green Champions Training and energy efficiency support.
Upcoming free training events via The Supplier Development Programme (SDP)
If you’re a Scottish SME or third sector organisation interested in working with the public sector, SDP can help. All you need to do is with SDP to access the free training.
Tuesday 20 January 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm webinar
Tuesday 27 January 2026, 1:00 – 2:30pm webinar
Wednesday 4 February 2026, 2:30 – 4:00pm webinar
Thursday 12 February 2026, 1:30 – 3:00pm webinar
Supplier drop-in sessions
Commercial and Procurement Services team runs monthly virtual 1-2-1 engagement sessions. These are an excellent opportunity to ask any burning questions you may have if you’re interested in working in, or becoming part of, the supply chain that delivers goods, services or works to the Council. If you’d like to drop-in, please email procurement.delivery@edinburgh.gov.uk.
Tender opportunities
You can find details of contract opportunities with the Council on the . You will also find future opportunities for noting interest and engaging in the development where appropriate, we expect these will include the following.
Prior Information Notice (PIN)
. The Council is seeking to appoint a Provider to deliver a contract for the provision of diversionary services for children and young people at risk of criminal exploitation around Edinburgh and the Lothians. Please see the documents attached to the PIN for further information. The questionnaire will close 9 January 2026.
Current opportunities
- , deadline 12 January 2026 at 14:00hrs
- , deadline 21 January 2026 at 13:00hrs
Future opportunities
- Mechanical & Electrical Works, estimated publishing date, January 2026
- Gas Engineering Works, estimated publishing date, January 2026
- Letter Distribution and Installation, estimated publishing date, January 2026
- Adult Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services – Core Locality Hub Services, estimated publishing date January 2026
- Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU), estimated publishing date January 2026
- Taxi and PHC Intermediate Course Catering Provision, estimated publishing date January 2026.
- Taxi and PHC Intermediate Course First Aid provision, estimated publishing date January 2026.
- Developer Agreement – Liberton Hospital Site, estimated publishing date January 2026
- Roads and Infrastructure Construction Framework 2026-2030, estimated publishing date February 2026
- Lift service and Maintenance (Housing) Framework, estimated publishing date February 2026
- Independent Advocacy and Children’s Right Service, estimated publishing date March 2026
- Community Led Improvement Programme, estimated publishing date March 2026
- Working Age Adults Commissioning Framework, estimated publishing date April 2026.
- Contractor Works - Accessibility Works, Ramps and Platform Lifts, estimated publishing date April 2026
- Early Years Nursery Provision Open Framework, 2026 – 2036 estimated publishing date April 2026