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title: "Fostering and Continuing Care Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838315"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Fostering and Continuing Care Services

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838315

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## Summary

Scottish Borders Council bought fostering and continuing care services through the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services. The requirement covers regulated care arrangements for children and young people requiring fostering or continuing care, delivered for the council in the Scottish Borders. It is a public-sector social care services opportunity rather than a goods or construction contract. The relevant service classification is health and social work services (CPV 85000000), with related classifications covering social work services with accommodation, social work services without accommodation and child welfare services. The framework was used for council requirements during a 12-month period and involved call-off provision from approved fostering and continuing care suppliers.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a call-off from the Scotland Excel framework, using an open procedure. The recorded service period was 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 April 2026. The contract value is £410,865.02. Four suppliers were awarded work separately: Aberlour Child Care Trust £83,851.88; Action for Children £90,305.07; Barnardo’s £133,695.99; and The National Fostering Agency (Scotland) £103,012.08. The procurement had one lot. Price and quality weightings did not apply to this notice because it records cumulative spend against the collaborative framework. Four bids were recorded, including one from an SME.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from Scottish Borders Council for regulated fostering and continuing care services at a substantial annual scale. The buyer uses the Scotland Excel framework route, so credible future competitors would need to understand framework call-offs and be able to provide compliant care placements and continuing support for children and young people. The awarded supplier group shows that the market includes large charitable or social care organisations alongside an SME, indicating the importance of operational capacity, safeguarding-led service delivery and the ability to manage referrals and placements across the Scottish Borders. Organisations building a credible position for this requirement would need relevant fostering or continuing care experience, suitable regulated-service capability and sufficient coverage to deliver consistently for the council.

## Notice

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services (1020) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services (1020) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561780 |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £410,865 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | Aberlour Child Care Trust; Action for Children; Barnardo's; The National Fostering Agency (Scotland) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561780

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561780
  Fostering and Continuing Care Services - This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services (1020) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838315

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