Contract Awards
Information on the Fair Start Scotland nine contracted lot areas across Scotland.
Contract Awards
On 4 October 2017, Jamie Hepburn MSP, then Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, announced the award of contracts with a value of up to £96 million to deliver Fair Start Scotland, in nine contract lot areas across Scotland.
Updated November 2020
Momentum Scotland delivered FSS services in Lot 7 throughout Year 2. However, they withdrew from Lot 7 and were replaced as Lead Provider by Start Scotland/Fedcap from 1 July 2020.
Lot 1: Glasgow
Local Authority: Glasgow
Successful Bidder: People Plus Group Ltd (Private)
Contact information: People Plus Group Ltd (Glasgow)
Telephone: 0141 471 5056
Email: infofairstart@peopleplus.co.uk
Web: www.peopleplus.co.uk
Twitter:@PPFairStartScot
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector)
Lot 2: Lanarkshire
Local Authority: North and South Lanarkshire
Successful Bidder: Remploy Limited (Supported Business)
Contact information: Remploy Limited (Lanarkshire)
Telephone: 0300 456 8085
Twitter: @ScotlandRemploy
Email: Hamilton@mail.remploy.co.uk
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector); Routes to Work South (Third Sector)
Lot 3: Tayside
Local Authority: Angus, Dundee City, Perth and Kinross
Successful Bidder: Remploy Limited (Supported Business)
Contact information:
Remploy Limited (Tayside)
Telephone: 0300 456 8085
Twitter: @ScotlandRemploy
Email: dundee@mail.remploy.co.uk
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: No delivery partners
Lot 4: Forth Valley
Local Authority: Falkirk, Stirling, Clackmannanshire
Successful Bidder: Falkirk Council (Public Sector)
Contact information: Falkirk Council (Forth Valley)
Telephone: 0800 028 0363
Email: fairstartforthvalley@falkirk.gov.uk
Web: www.falkirk.gov.uk/fairstart
Twitter: @FalkirkCouncil
Facebook: Employment and Training-Unit
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: Falkirk Council (Public Sector); Clackmannanshire Council (Public Sector); Stirling Council (Public Sector); NHS Forth Valley (Public Sector).
Lot 5: East
Local Authority: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, West Lothian, Fife
Successful Bidder: Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership)
Contact information: Start Scotland (East)
Telephone: 0800 049 7061
Email: info@startscotland.scot
Twitter: @startscotland
Facebook: StartScotland
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: Start Scotland/ Fedcap (Third Sector); Triage (Private)
Lot 6: Southwest
Local Authority: North, South and East Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway
Successful Bidder: Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership)
Contact information: Start Scotland (South West)
Telephone: 0800 049 7061
Email: info@startscotland.scot
Twitter: @startscotland
Facebook: StartScotland
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector); Start Scotland/ Fedcap (Third Sector)
Lot 7: Northeast
Local Authority: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire
Successful Bidder: Start Scotland Limited (Private and Third Sector Partnership )
Contact information: Start Scotland (North East)
Telephone: 0800 049 7061
Email: info@startscotland.scot
Twitter: @startscotland
Facebook: StartScotland
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector); Aberdeen Foyer (Third Sector); Enterprise Mentoring Ltd (Private); Start Scotland/ Fedcap (Third Sector)
Lot 8: Highlands and Islands
Local Authority: Argyll and Bute, Eilean Siar, Highland, Moray, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
Successful Bidder: People Plus Ltd (Private)
Contact information: People Plus Limited (Highlands & Islands)
Telephone: 0141 471 5056
Email: infofairstart@peopleplus.co.uk
Web: www.peopleplus.co.uk
Twitter: PPFairStartScot
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: Argyll and Bute Council (Public Sector);Lochaber Hope (Third Sector); Third Sector Hebrides (Third Sector); Triage (Private); 2020 Clearview Ltd (Private)
Lot 9: West
Local Authority: East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde
Successful Bidder: The Wise Group (Third Sector)
Contact information: The Wise Group (West)
Telephone: 0300 303 3381
Email: fairstart@thewisegroup.co.uk
Web: www.thewisegroup.co.uk/fairstart
Twitter: @wisegroup_se
Delivery Partners/Sub Contracted: The Lennox Partnership (Third Sector); ENABLE Scotland (Third Sector); Enterprise Mentoring (Private); The Wise Group (Third Sector)
