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Whistleblowing Hotline Service

The City of Edinburgh Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The City of Edinburgh Council

Buyer Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH8 8BG

Contact Name: Aga Wieczorkiewicz

Contact Email: aga.wieczorkiewicz@edinburgh.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1314693922

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
535000.0 GBP
Published
10 Sep 2025, 00:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79720000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Safecall
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) awarded a Contract for a Whistleblowing Hotline Service. The Council’s appointed a single whistleblowing solutions Contractor to provide an independent whistleblowing hotline service, oversight of investigations, carry out investigations into major disclosures and provide critical friend services on investigations carried out internally. It is expected that the new Contract shall operate from September 2025 for a period of three years with the option (at the Council’s discretion) to extend for a further two 12-months periods.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538926

Link Title: Whistleblowing Hotline Service

Link Description: The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) awarded a Contract for a Whistleblowing Hotline Service. The Council’s appointed a single whistleblowing solutions Contractor to provide an independent whistleblowing hotline service, oversight of investigations, carry out investigations into major disclosures and provide critical friend services on investigations carried out internally. It is expected that the new Contract shall operate from September 2025 for a period of three years with the option (at the Council’s discretion) to extend for a further two 12-months periods.

Lots

Lot Description: Contract for a single whistleblowing solutions Contractor to provide an independent whistleblowing hotline service, oversight of investigations, carry out investigations into major disclosures and provide critical friend services on investigations carried out internally. Please refer to Specification for details in full.. This is a Contract Award Notice.

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Documents

Document Title: Whistleblowing Hotline Service

Document Description: The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) awarded a Contract for a Whistleblowing Hotline Service. The Council’s appointed a single whistleblowing solutions Contractor to provide an independent whistleblowing hotline service, oversight of investigations, carry out investigations into major disclosures and provide critical friend services on investigations carried out internally. It is expected that the new Contract shall operate from September 2025 for a period of three years with the option (at the Council’s discretion) to extend for a further two 12-months periods.

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