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0613454 Children's Residential Placement

The City of Edinburgh Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council procured children’s residential placement services for its children’s services requirements. The service falls within education and training services (CPV 80340000) and was treated as a service procurement rather than goods or works. The requirement covered one lot and was delivered in the Scottish locality identified for the placement. The selected provider was Ochil Tower School, based in Auchterarder. This is a specialist placement requirement involving accommodation and care for children in a residential setting, rather than a general education supply contract. Organisations considering comparable work should therefore be active in children’s residential services and able to provide placements suitable for public-sector referrals from Edinburgh.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, stating that market capacity and capability were restricted and that the value was below the applicable Scottish threshold for social and specific services. The contract was awarded to Ochil Tower School for the single lot. The award was signed on 30 July 2026 and the contract is active. Its value is £302,000. One bid was recorded, from an SME; the bid was not submitted electronically and was from outside the EU. The evaluation route relied on the provider’s specialist capability and the absence of competition for technical reasons.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need demonstrable capacity and capability to provide specialist residential placements for children, with suitable facilities, staffing and care arrangements. The procurement shows that the council may use a restricted route where only a particular operator is considered able to meet the requirement for technical reasons. A supplier would therefore need evidence that its placement model can meet individual children’s needs and provide a reliable public-sector service, rather than simply offer general educational provision. Experience of working with local authorities, managing referrals and sustaining safe residential care would strengthen a competitor’s position. The awarded provider was an SME, indicating that specialist smaller organisations can be relevant in this market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

0613454 Children's Residential Placement

Notice Description

Children's Residential Placement

Procurement Information

Capacity and Capability within the market is restricted. The procurement is also outwith the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as the value is below the Social & Specific Services threshold.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839408
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561939
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£302,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20264 weeks 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
The City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ochil Tower School

Further Information

Notice Documents

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