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Children's Residential Care & Education

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 commissioned children’s residential care and education services under the Scotland Excel framework for children’s residential care and education. The service covers residential placements combining care, support and education for children and young people. Delivery is across Fife, Scotland. This is a public service procurement, classified under CPV 85000000 for health and social work services, with the more specific classification 85300000 for social work and related services. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot and was called off by Fife Council. It is relevant to organisations providing residential childcare, specialist education, therapeutic support or integrated care and education for children and young people, particularly providers able to operate within Fife and meet public-sector placement requirements.

This is a retrospective award and the procurement is complete. It used an open procedure under the Scotland Excel framework. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and is described as covering 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2026; the published period is internally inconsistent. The active contract value is £5,850,342. The award was made to 16 providers: Aberlour Child Care Trust, CareVisions, Common Thread Limited, CrossReach, Harmeny Education Trust, Hillside School (Aberdour), Falkland House School, Inspire Scotland, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Radical Services, Rossie Young People’s Trust, Seamab, Spark of Genius, St Philip’s School, Starley Hall School and Scottish Autism. Eighteen bids were recorded, including seven from SMEs.

For suppliers that did not win, this award evidences substantial demand from Fife Council for children’s residential care and education delivered through a framework call-off. The successful provider group includes specialist children’s charities, residential schools, education and care centres, autism services and other organisations focused on complex childcare and support. A credible future competitor would therefore need an established service for children and young people, suitable residential and educational provision, and the operational capacity to accept and support placements in Fife. The result also shows that both larger organisations and SMEs can participate: the awarded group includes providers recorded as large businesses and others recorded as SMEs. Experience combining safe residential care with education and specialist support would be commercially relevant when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Residential Care & Education

Notice Description

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Children's Residential Care & Education 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: Children's Residential Childcare & Education for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840095
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562248
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,850,342 £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
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
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
16
Supplier Names

CareVisions

Common Thread Limited

CrossReach (the operating name for The Church of Scotland Social Care Council)

Falkland House School

Harmeny Education Trust Limited

Hillside School (Aberdour) Ltd

Inspire Scotland

Kibble Education & Care Centre

Radical Services Ltd

Rossie Young Peoples Trust

Scottish Autism

Seamab

Spark of Genius

St. Philip's School

Starley Hall School Limited

aberlour childcare trust

Further Information

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