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title: "Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000664949"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2021-08-24"
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# Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000664949

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## Summary

The procurement process is managed by North Ayrshire Council, aiming to provide Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Breaks. This initiative falls under the open procurement method and is currently at the Award stage. The contract was officially signed on 1st April 2020, and it has a total value of approximately £4.96 million. The related activities span from 1st April 2020 until 31st March 2021, with the project's delivery expected to take place primarily within the North Ayrshire locale, specifically Irvine.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger organisations in the care and education sector. Suppliers specialised in residential care services, particularly those experienced with children and education systems, would be well-suited to compete. With 18 bids submitted, including a notable representation from SMEs, businesses that are well-versed in frameworks similar to Scotland Excel may find this contract a viable avenue for expansion and collaboration.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against the Scotland Excel framework for Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks for the period commencing 1st April 2020 until 31st March 2021. This contract notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an award notice would have been published at the time of award in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulation 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against the Scotland Excel Framework for Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks for the period commencing 1st April 2020 until 31st March 2021. This contract notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an award notice would have been published at the time of award in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulation 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425294 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,957,782 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ARDFERN; CARE VISIONS GROUP; COMMON THREAD; CROSSREACH; GREENLEAF HOUSE; HARMENY EDUCATION TRUST; KIBBLE EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE; MIRREN PARK SCHOOL; MOORE HOUSE CARE & EDUCATION; NETHER JOHNSTONE CHILD CARE SERVICES; SCOTTISH AUTISM; SENSE SCOTLAND; SPARK OF GENIUS; ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL; STEPDOWN; THE MUNGO FOUNDATION; UP-2-US; YOUNG FOUNDATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80310000 - Youth education services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425294

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425294
  Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks - North Ayrshire Council are publishing this annual cumulative Award Notice to reflect the spend against the Scotland Excel framework for Childrens Residential Care and Education including Short Breaks for the period commencing 1st April 2020 until 31st March 2021. This contract notice does not include any individual call-offs (mini-competitions or direct awards) above 50,000 GBP for supplies and services or 2,000,000 GBP for works for which an award notice would have been published at the time of award in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulation 2015.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000664949

## Provenance

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