---
title: "0613454 Children's Residential Placement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839408"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# 0613454 Children's Residential Placement

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839408

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council procured children’s residential placement services for its children’s services requirements. The service falls within education and training services (CPV 80340000) and was treated as a service procurement rather than goods or works. The requirement covered one lot and was delivered in the Scottish locality identified for the placement. The selected provider was Ochil Tower School, based in Auchterarder. This is a specialist placement requirement involving accommodation and care for children in a residential setting, rather than a general education supply contract. Organisations considering comparable work should therefore be active in children’s residential services and able to provide placements suitable for public-sector referrals from Edinburgh.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, stating that market capacity and capability were restricted and that the value was below the applicable Scottish threshold for social and specific services. The contract was awarded to Ochil Tower School for the single lot. The award was signed on 30 July 2026 and the contract is active. Its value is £302,000. One bid was recorded, from an SME; the bid was not submitted electronically and was from outside the EU. The evaluation route relied on the provider’s specialist capability and the absence of competition for technical reasons.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need demonstrable capacity and capability to provide specialist residential placements for children, with suitable facilities, staffing and care arrangements. The procurement shows that the council may use a restricted route where only a particular operator is considered able to meet the requirement for technical reasons. A supplier would therefore need evidence that its placement model can meet individual children’s needs and provide a reliable public-sector service, rather than simply offer general educational provision. Experience of working with local authorities, managing referrals and sustaining safe residential care would strengthen a competitor’s position. The awarded provider was an SME, indicating that specialist smaller organisations can be relevant in this market.

## Notice

Children's Residential Placement

### Procurement Information

Capacity and Capability within the market is restricted. The procurement is also outwith the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as the value is below the Social & Specific Services threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561939 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 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 | £302,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ochil Tower School |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80340000 - Special education services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561939

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561939
  0613454 Children's Residential Placement - Children's Residential Placement

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000839408

## Provenance

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