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title: "Child Disability Service, Outreach, One to One Support and Personal Care"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000785904"
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buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2024-12-16"
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# Child Disability Service, Outreach, One to One Support and Personal Care

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000785904

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## Summary

West Lothian Council has awarded a contract for the "Child Disability Service, Outreach, One to One Support and Personal Care," aimed at supporting vulnerable young people and their families impacted by disability. The service encompasses general public services and is located in the UKM78 region, specifically around West Lothian. This procurement process, concluded on 1st October 2024, has recently reached its award stage, with the contract signed on 16th December 2024. The contract is valued at £392,040 and was awarded to Action for Children through a direct award procedure due to obtaining Council Executive approval for this approach.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in child disability services, outreach, bespoke care, and support roles. With services spanning social integration, respite for carers, befriending, mentorship, independence skill development, and personal care, businesses in these domains can find substantial growth potential. Large service providers with experience in working with local councils and delivering comprehensive care solutions are particularly well-suited to engage in contracts of this nature.

## Notice

The Child Disability Service was established in 2000, as a response to substantial duties, placed on local authorities, as outlined in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to assess children's and carers needs. The Service work with vulnerable young people and their families who are impacted by disability but also where young people are looked after and accommodated, at risk of becoming looked after and accommodated, where they are on the child protection register, or where statutory measures of care are required.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provision included: - reducing social isolation - ensuring children and young people have access to inclusive experiences and positive opportunities to meet others, build social skills and form friendships. - Provide a break in care - providing children and young people parents/Carers some respite and time outside their normal routine. This enhances their ability to maintain resilience in caring duties. - Provide a befriending/mentoring support role- ensuring access to a wide range of inclusive opportunities and fun activities in which children and young people have an interest and can become included and active within their local community. - Develop independence skills - involving children and young people in safe, meaningful activities that offer them opportunities to try different things, gain new experiences, develop skills and broaden their horizons. - Provide a level of personal care - through respectful, dignified personal care undertaken by trained staff in line with robust organisational policies and procedures. - The service also delivers to SHANARRI outcomes for each child and reports annually on these outcomes for each child in addition to quarterly activity reporting.. On 1st October 2024 Council Executive approval was granted for a direct award to Action for Children Services Ltd. With West Lothian Council approving a direct award, there was no price quality award criteria and hence why Price has been selected.

### Procurement Information

On 1st October 2024 Council Executive approval was granted for a direct award to Action for Children Services Ltd.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520380 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £392,040 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520380

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC520380
  Child Disability Service, Outreach, One to One Support and Personal Care - The Child Disability Service was established in 2000, as a response to substantial duties, placed on local authorities, as outlined in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to assess children's and carers needs. The Service work with vulnerable young people and their families who are impacted by disability but also where young people are looked after and accommodated, at risk of becoming looked after and accommodated, where they are on the child protection register, or where statutory measures of care are required.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000785904
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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