Community Link Worker Service

The City of Edinburgh Council
Scotland

Direct award of community link worker services to a network of eight third sector organisations. The service provides non-clinical support to diverse patient cohorts following GP referrals, operating under a light-touch procurement regime to ensure service continuity while awaiting national strategic reviews.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.1m; As published
Published: 17 December 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 18 September 2025
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of non-clinical community link worker services to support patient cohorts through referrals from local GP practice teams.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
17 December 2025
Contract awarded
18 September 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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How it compares

4.4× the typical social prescribing contract (£259k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1043697/community-link-worker-service
Buyer reference: CT1615
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

The City of Edinburgh Council. Community Link Worker Service. Contract award, 17 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1043697/community-link-worker-service (accessed 12 October 2026).