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Fostering & Continuing Care

Fife Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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

Fife Council procured fostering and continuing care services for children and young people. The requirement covers the provision of foster care and continuing care placements, delivered in Fife, Scotland. It was procured as a service under the health and social care services category (CPV 85000000). The arrangement used the Scotland Excel Fostering & Continuing Care Framework and also included spend with suppliers outside that framework. Fife Council is the buying organisation and the City of Edinburgh Council is also recorded among the awarded suppliers. The requirement is relevant to fostering agencies, charitable children’s care providers and other organisations able to arrange and support foster placements and continuing care for the council’s service users.

This procurement has been awarded and the notice records a retrospective call-off outcome. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and is active. The stated service period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2026, as recorded in the procurement details. There was one completed lot, covering fostering and continuing care in Fife. The contract value is £4,892,492. Fife Council used an open procedure through the Scotland Excel framework, with the lot also allowing spend with non-framework suppliers. The contract was awarded to Barnardo’s, Carevisions Fostering, Carolina House Trust, Aberlour Childcare Trust, Foster Care Associates Scotland, Foster Care Connect, Fostering People, Fostering Relations, Fosterplus Scotland, TACT, the National Fostering Agency (Scotland), Swiis Foster Care Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council. Fifteen bids were recorded, including eight from SMEs.

This award demonstrates substantial demand from Fife Council for foster care and continuing care services delivered across Fife, with a multi-provider model rather than a single-supplier arrangement. The successful field included large charities and national fostering organisations alongside specialist Scottish SMEs, showing that both scale and focused local provision can be commercially relevant. A credible future competitor would need established fostering expertise, the ability to recruit, assess and support foster carers, and the operational capacity to provide safe, reliable placements and continuing care. Experience working with local authorities and framework-based public procurement would strengthen its position. The eight SME bids also indicate that smaller providers can participate, provided they can demonstrate sufficient service capacity and safeguarding capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fostering & Continuing Care

Notice Description

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Fostering & Continuing Care for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Fostering & Continuing for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026. This award also includes spend with non-framework suppliers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840082
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562235
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,892,492 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 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
Fife Council
Additional Buyers

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
13
Supplier Names

Barnardos

Carevisions Fostering ltd

Carolina House Trust

Foster Care Associates Scotland Limited

Foster Care Connect

Fostering People

Fostering Relations Ltd

Fosterplus Scotland

The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT)

The City of Edinburgh Council

The National Fostering Agency (Scotland)

aberlour childcare trust

swiis foster care scotland ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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