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title: "National Kinship Care Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039616"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-06-07"
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# National Kinship Care Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039616

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has completed the procurement process for the "National Kinship Care Services" contract, which falls under the social work and related services category. The procurement stage is "Award," and the contract has a value of £534,402. The contract was signed on 31st May 2023, and the buying organization is the Scottish Government located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This contract was awarded to Adoption UK - Scotland and involves subcontracting specific tasks to AFCA and CPAG.

The "National Kinship Care Services" tender offers business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs involved in social work and related services. The contract aims to provide kinship care advice services tailored to the needs of children and young people in kinship care arrangements in Scotland. Businesses focusing on kinship advice, peer support groups, website development, and regional coordination are well-suited to compete. The contract period is from 1st June 2023 to 31st May 2024, with an optional 12-month extension, providing a stable revenue stream for successful bidders.

## Notice

The Scottish Government Children and Families Directorate, on behalf of the Strategy, GIRFEC and Promise Division, wished to commission a National Kinship Care Advice Service to run for two years (2023 - 2025) Provision of Kinship Advice Services in Scotland comprise of a kinship care advice telephone line, face to face advice services and regional co-ordinators, the development of peer support groups, a dedicated website and a published guide for Kinship carers. Information is specifically tailored to the needs of kinship carers and children and young people living in kinship care arrangements. The service should also provide a platform for bringing kinship care families together and the sharing of best practice between local authorities and other agencies. Tenders were invited to put forward proposals on how best to meet the aims and objectives, the three core service provisions (minimum requirements) and added value components within the budget available.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government has committed to provide all children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time so that every child and young person in Scotland can reach their full potential through its Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach. GIRFEC provides Scotland with a consistent framework and shared language for promoting, supporting, and safeguarding the wellbeing of children and young people. In line with The Promise, the Scottish Government recognises that there is a an important role for kinship care to play in providing a safe, loving and secure home for children who cannot live with their birth parents. Our Promise Implementation Plan sets out our plans to transform the way that care looks and feels like for children, families and their caregivers. It commits to supporting a comprehensive, continuing programme of training and support for Scotland's caregivers, including kinship care. A national kinship care service contributes to this. The Kinship Care Collaborative has also been established to support national and local improvements to achieve better outcomes for children and young people and better support kinship carers and professionals who work with them. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria,these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1 (Technicians) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first three sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria. 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders must confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Any tenderer who answers "No" to this question will not be subject to further evaluation. Bidders must confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the requirements, ensuring payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for subcontractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance and provision of evidence and reporting to the Scottish Government on a regular basis. Bidders who fail to answer "Yes" to this question will not have their tender considered further. Additional information: The Evaluation Criteria for Data and Cyber Security will have a minimum pass mark of 2 suppliers who do not meet the minimum score of 2 will not proceed to commercial evaluation.

Options: This is a 12 month contract with an expected start date of 1st June 2023. There will be the opportunity to extend this contract for a further 12 months at Scottish Ministers discretion

Renewal: this contract has an optional extension of a further 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016158-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | £540,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £534,402 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADOPTION UK - SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 7 Jun 2023 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016158-2023
- 10 Jan 2023 at 08:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000612-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000716402
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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