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Fostering and Continuing Care Services

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council bought fostering and continuing care services through the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services. The requirement covers regulated care arrangements for children and young people requiring fostering or continuing care, delivered for the council in the Scottish Borders. It is a public-sector social care services opportunity rather than a goods or construction contract. The relevant service classification is health and social work services (CPV 85000000), with related classifications covering social work services with accommodation, social work services without accommodation and child welfare services. The framework was used for council requirements during a 12-month period and involved call-off provision from approved fostering and continuing care suppliers.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a call-off from the Scotland Excel framework, using an open procedure. The recorded service period was 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 April 2026. The contract value is £410,865.02. Four suppliers were awarded work separately: Aberlour Child Care Trust £83,851.88; Action for Children £90,305.07; Barnardo’s £133,695.99; and The National Fostering Agency (Scotland) £103,012.08. The procurement had one lot. Price and quality weightings did not apply to this notice because it records cumulative spend against the collaborative framework. Four bids were recorded, including one from an SME.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from Scottish Borders Council for regulated fostering and continuing care services at a substantial annual scale. The buyer uses the Scotland Excel framework route, so credible future competitors would need to understand framework call-offs and be able to provide compliant care placements and continuing support for children and young people. The awarded supplier group shows that the market includes large charitable or social care organisations alongside an SME, indicating the importance of operational capacity, safeguarding-led service delivery and the ability to manage referrals and placements across the Scottish Borders. Organisations building a credible position for this requirement would need relevant fostering or continuing care experience, suitable regulated-service capability and sufficient coverage to deliver consistently for the council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fostering and Continuing Care Services

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services (1020) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services (1020) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838315
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561780
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£410,865 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Aberlour Child Care Trust

Action for Children

Barnardo's

The National Fostering Agency (Scotland)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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