AwardedAwarded 7 October 2026

Justice Outreach Services (Highland) Framework

In brief

The Highland Council awarded care and healthcare work to Apex Scotland, Centred(Scotland) and New Start Highland on 7 October 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £900,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 30 months, starting 1 October 2026.

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What the notice says

The provision provide a Highland wide Justice Outreach Support to assist offenders in reintegration/rehabilitation into their local community and to transition beyond community justice services. The aim of the service will be to allow offenders to develop social and domestic life skills for independent living which allow them to develop a long-term resilience for a crime-fee life. The service will provide support on housing and benefit matters and will promote rehabilitation, reintegration, education, training and employment opportunities to encourage career development. The Service Provider(s) will work in conjunction with the Council’s Justice Service to support an Individual’s Case Management Plan and will assist the individual in maintaining routines and structure for daily living.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Apex Scotland (SME)	£900,000
Centred(Scotland) (SME)	£900,000
New Start Highland (SME)	£900,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

3 July 2026Contract notice · notice 062861-2026
20 October 2026Contract award notice · notice 098822-2026

Last time this was bought

Female Domestic Abuse Outreach Services – Highland West – Lochaber Area

Won by: Lochaber Women's Aid
Awarded: 24 November 2025
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Bids: 1

Matched on The Highland Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

The Highland CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Apex Scotland1 contract
Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Limited1 contract
Caithness and Sutherland Women's Aid (CASWA)1 contract
Centred(Scotland)1 contract
Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau1 contract

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From notice 062861-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 July 2026, last updated 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.