diff --git a/app/frontend/controllers/accessible_autocomplete_controller.js b/app/frontend/controllers/accessible_autocomplete_controller.js
index 0b17e8aa8..812cd37d3 100644
--- a/app/frontend/controllers/accessible_autocomplete_controller.js
+++ b/app/frontend/controllers/accessible_autocomplete_controller.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     accessibleAutocomplete.enhanceSelectElement({
       defaultValue: '',
       selectElement: selectEl,
-      minLength: 2,
+      minLength: 1,
       source: (query, populateResults) => {
         if (/\S/.test(query)) {
           populateResults(sort(query, options))
diff --git a/app/frontend/modules/search.js b/app/frontend/modules/search.js
index d9d233ab1..5e22c0cf5 100644
--- a/app/frontend/modules/search.js
+++ b/app/frontend/modules/search.js
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ const clean = (text) =>
     .toLowerCase()
 
 const cleanseOption = (option) => {
+  const synonyms = (option.synonyms || []).map(clean)
+
   option.clean = {
     name: clean(option.name),
     nameWithoutStopWords: removeStopWords(option.name),
+    synonyms,
+    synonymsWithoutStopWords: synonyms.map(removeStopWords),
     boost: option.boost || 1
   }
 
@@ -41,19 +45,34 @@ const startsWith = (word, query) => word.search(startsWithRegExp(query)) === 0
 const wordsStartsWithQuery = (word, regExps) =>
   regExps.every((regExp) => word.search(regExp) >= 0)
 
-const calculateWeight = ({ name, nameWithoutStopWords }, query) => {
+const anyMatch = (words, query, evaluatorFunc) => words.some((word) => evaluatorFunc(word, query))
+const synonymsExactMatch = (synonyms, query) => anyMatch(synonyms, query, exactMatch)
+const synonymsStartsWith = (synonyms, query) => anyMatch(synonyms, query, startsWith)
+
+const wordInSynonymStartsWithQuery = (synonyms, startsWithQueryWordsRegexes) =>
+  anyMatch(synonyms, startsWithQueryWordsRegexes, wordsStartsWithQuery)
+
+const calculateWeight = ({ name, synonyms, nameWithoutStopWords, synonymsWithoutStopWords }, query) => {
   const queryWithoutStopWords = removeStopWords(query)
 
   if (exactMatch(name, query)) return 100
   if (exactMatch(nameWithoutStopWords, queryWithoutStopWords)) return 95
 
+  if (synonymsExactMatch(synonyms, query)) return 75
+  if (synonymsExactMatch(synonymsWithoutStopWords, queryWithoutStopWords)) return 70
+
   if (startsWith(name, query)) return 60
   if (startsWith(nameWithoutStopWords, queryWithoutStopWords)) return 55
+
+  if (synonymsStartsWith(synonyms, query)) return 50
+  if (synonymsStartsWith(synonyms, queryWithoutStopWords)) return 40
+
   const startsWithRegExps = queryWithoutStopWords
     .split(/\s+/)
     .map(startsWithRegExp)
 
   if (wordsStartsWithQuery(nameWithoutStopWords, startsWithRegExps)) return 25
+  if (wordInSynonymStartsWithQuery(synonymsWithoutStopWords, startsWithRegExps)) return 10
 
   return 0
 }
@@ -91,8 +110,8 @@ export const sort = (query, options) => {
 export const suggestion = (value, options) => {
   const option = options.find((o) => o.name === value)
   if (option) {
-    const html = `<span>${value}</span>`
-    return html
+    const html = option.append ? `<span>${value}</span> <span class="autocomplete__option__append">${option.append}</span>` : `<span>${value}</span>`
+    return option.hint ? `${html}<div class="autocomplete__option__hint">${option.hint}</div>` : html
   } else {
     return '<span>No results found</span>'
   }
@@ -101,6 +120,9 @@ export const suggestion = (value, options) => {
 export const enhanceOption = (option) => {
   return {
     name: option.label,
+    synonyms: (option.getAttribute('data-synonyms') ? option.getAttribute('data-synonyms').split('|') : []),
+    append: option.getAttribute('data-append'),
+    hint: option.getAttribute('data-hint'),
     boost: parseFloat(option.getAttribute('data-boost')) || 1
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/models/form/question.rb b/app/models/form/question.rb
index 9dd7488cb..0a2bc9998 100644
--- a/app/models/form/question.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/question.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ class Form::Question
               labels = answer_options[value.to_s]
               labels["value"] if labels
             when "select"
-              answer_options[value.to_s]
+              if answer_options[value.to_s].respond_to?(:service_name)
+                answer_options[value.to_s].service_name
+              else
+                answer_options[value.to_s]
+              end
             else
               value.to_s
             end
@@ -191,6 +195,24 @@ class Form::Question
     label
   end
 
+  def answer_option_synonyms(resource)
+    return unless resource.respond_to?(:synonyms)
+
+    resource.synonyms
+  end
+
+  def answer_option_append(resource)
+    return unless resource.respond_to?(:appended_text)
+
+    resource.appended_text
+  end
+
+  def answer_option_hint(resource)
+    return unless resource.respond_to?(:hint)
+
+    resource.hint
+  end
+
 private
 
   def selected_answer_option_is_derived?(case_log)
diff --git a/app/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id.rb b/app/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id.rb
index d17cbc806..e69cd05a3 100644
--- a/app/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class Form::Setup::Questions::SchemeId < ::Form::Question
     answer_opts = {}
     return answer_opts unless ActiveRecord::Base.connected?
 
-    Scheme.select(:id, :service_name).each_with_object(answer_opts) do |scheme, hsh|
-      hsh[scheme.id.to_s] = scheme.service_name
+    Scheme.select(:id, :service_name, :primary_client_group, :secondary_client_group).each_with_object(answer_opts) do |scheme, hsh|
+      hsh[scheme.id.to_s] = scheme
       hsh
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/scheme.rb b/app/models/scheme.rb
index bafa7d395..daf7c2564 100644
--- a/app/models/scheme.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheme.rb
@@ -142,4 +142,16 @@ class Scheme < ApplicationRecord
       { name: "Intended length of stay", value: intended_stay },
     ]
   end
+
+  def synonyms
+    locations.map(&:postcode).join(",")
+  end
+
+  def appended_text
+    "(#{locations.count} locations)"
+  end
+
+  def hint
+    [primary_client_group, secondary_client_group].filter(&:present?).join(", ")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/form/_select_question.html.erb b/app/views/form/_select_question.html.erb
index 52c47d66d..adbddfcd1 100644
--- a/app/views/form/_select_question.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/form/_select_question.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 <%= render partial: "form/guidance/#{question.guidance_partial}" if question.guidance_partial %>
 
 <% selected = @case_log.public_send(question.id) || "" %>
-<% answers = question.displayed_answer_options(@case_log).map { |key, value| OpenStruct.new(id: key, name: value) } %>
-  <%= f.govuk_collection_select question.id.to_sym,
-    answers,
-    :id,
-    :name,
-    caption: caption(caption_text, page_header, conditional),
-    label: legend(question, page_header, conditional),
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe },
-    options: { disabled: [""], selected: },
-    "data-controller": "accessible-autocomplete" %>
+<% answers = question.displayed_answer_options(@case_log).map { |key, value| OpenStruct.new(id: key, name: value.respond_to?(:service_name) ? value.service_name : nil, resource: value) } %>
+<%= f.govuk_select(question.id.to_sym,
+  label: legend(question, page_header, conditional),
+  "data-controller": "accessible-autocomplete",
+  caption: caption(caption_text, page_header, conditional),
+  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe }) do %>
+  <% answers.each do |answer| %>
+    <option value="<%= answer.id %>"
+      data-synonyms="<%= question.answer_option_synonyms(answer.resource) %>"
+      data-append="<%= question.answer_option_append(answer.resource) %>"
+      data-hint="<%= question.answer_option_hint(answer.resource) %>"
+      <%= @case_log[question.id] == answer.name || @case_log[question.id] == answer.resource || @case_log[question.id].to_s == answer.id ? "selected" : "" %>
+      <%= answer.id == "" ? "disabled" : "" %>><%= answer.name || answer.resource %></option>
+  <% end %>
+  <% end %>
diff --git a/spec/features/form/accessible_autocomplete_spec.rb b/spec/features/form/accessible_autocomplete_spec.rb
index a8537199b..e948056b4 100644
--- a/spec/features/form/accessible_autocomplete_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/form/accessible_autocomplete_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Accessible Automcomplete" do
       is_la_inferred: false,
       owning_organisation: user.organisation,
       managing_organisation: user.organisation,
+      created_by: user,
     )
   end
 
@@ -58,6 +59,32 @@ RSpec.describe "Accessible Automcomplete" do
     end
   end
 
+  context "when searching schemes" do
+    let(:scheme) { FactoryBot.create(:scheme, owning_organisation_id: case_log.created_by.organisation_id, primary_client_group: "Q", secondary_client_group: "P") }
+
+    before do
+      FactoryBot.create(:location, scheme:, postcode: "W6 0ST")
+      FactoryBot.create(:location, scheme:, postcode: "SE6 1LB")
+      case_log.update!(needstype: 2)
+      visit("/logs/#{case_log.id}/scheme")
+    end
+
+    it "can match on synonyms", js: true do
+      find("#case-log-scheme-id-field").click.native.send_keys("w", "6", :down, :enter)
+      expect(find("#case-log-scheme-id-field").value).to eq(scheme.service_name)
+    end
+
+    it "displays appended text next to the options", js: true do
+      find("#case-log-scheme-id-field").click.native.send_keys("w", "6", :down, :enter)
+      expect(find(".autocomplete__option__append", visible: :hidden, text: /(2 locations)/)).to be_present
+    end
+
+    it "displays hint text under the options", js: true do
+      find("#case-log-scheme-id-field").click.native.send_keys("w", "6", :down, :enter)
+      expect(find(".autocomplete__option__hint", visible: :hidden, text: /Young people at risk, Young people leaving care/)).to be_present
+    end
+  end
+
   it "has the correct option selected if one has been saved" do
     case_log.update!(postcode_known: 0, previous_la_known: 1, prevloc: "E07000178")
     visit("/logs/#{case_log.id}/accessible-select")
diff --git a/spec/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id_spec.rb
index c40d5302c..9dde00b84 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/setup/questions/scheme_id_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Setup::Questions::SchemeId, type: :model do
     end
 
     it "has the correct answer_options based on the schemes the user's organisation owns or manages" do
-      expected_answer = { scheme.id.to_s => scheme.service_name }
+      expected_answer = { scheme.id.to_s => scheme }
       expect(question.displayed_answer_options(case_log)).to eq(expected_answer)
     end
   end