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Secure 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 secure care services for children or young people through the Scotland Excel Secure Care framework. The requirement covered call-off services under the framework and included spending with suppliers outside the framework. The procurement is classified as health and social care services (CPV 85000000). Fife Council is the buying organisation, with the requirement associated with Scotland. The completed lot covered the whole secure care requirement and was delivered by Kibble Education & Care Centre and Rossie Young Peoples Trust. This is a council requirement for specialist providers able to deliver secure care rather than a purchase of goods, construction or general consultancy services.

This is a retrospective award for a completed procurement conducted using an open procedure. The contract was awarded to Kibble Education & Care Centre and Rossie Young Peoples Trust. The contract value is £190,325, inclusive of both suppliers and without a supplier-level split. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and has active status. The stated service period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2026. It was a single lot, with no options. Two bids were received, both submitted electronically; one came from an SME. The award reflects the actual call-off value against the Scotland Excel Secure Care framework, including non-framework supplier spend.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Fife Council for specialist secure care provision and shows that the council uses the Scotland Excel framework route while also recording spend with non-framework suppliers. A credible future competitor would need to provide secure care services for the relevant service users, operate at a scale suitable for a council call-off, and understand the requirements of framework-based public-sector purchasing. The two awarded providers show that the market includes specialist organisations, including SMEs. Providers with a demonstrable secure care operating model, the capacity to accept placements, and experience of working with local authorities would be best placed to compete when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Secure Care

Notice Description

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Secure 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: Secure Care 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-r6ebe6-0000840110
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562251
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
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
£190,325 £100K-£500K

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
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Kibble Education & Care Centre

Rossie Young Peoples Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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