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title: "Fostering & Continuing Care"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840082"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Fife Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Fostering & Continuing Care

Buyer: Fife Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840082

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## Summary

Fife Council procured fostering and continuing care services for children and young people. The requirement covers the provision of foster care and continuing care placements, delivered in Fife, Scotland. It was procured as a service under the health and social care services category (CPV 85000000). The arrangement used the Scotland Excel Fostering & Continuing Care Framework and also included spend with suppliers outside that framework. Fife Council is the buying organisation and the City of Edinburgh Council is also recorded among the awarded suppliers. The requirement is relevant to fostering agencies, charitable children’s care providers and other organisations able to arrange and support foster placements and continuing care for the council’s service users.

This procurement has been awarded and the notice records a retrospective call-off outcome. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and is active. The stated service period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2026, as recorded in the procurement details. There was one completed lot, covering fostering and continuing care in Fife. The contract value is £4,892,492. Fife Council used an open procedure through the Scotland Excel framework, with the lot also allowing spend with non-framework suppliers. The contract was awarded to Barnardo’s, Carevisions Fostering, Carolina House Trust, Aberlour Childcare Trust, Foster Care Associates Scotland, Foster Care Connect, Fostering People, Fostering Relations, Fosterplus Scotland, TACT, the National Fostering Agency (Scotland), Swiis Foster Care Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council. Fifteen bids were recorded, including eight from SMEs.

This award demonstrates substantial demand from Fife Council for foster care and continuing care services delivered across Fife, with a multi-provider model rather than a single-supplier arrangement. The successful field included large charities and national fostering organisations alongside specialist Scottish SMEs, showing that both scale and focused local provision can be commercially relevant. A credible future competitor would need established fostering expertise, the ability to recruit, assess and support foster carers, and the operational capacity to provide safe, reliable placements and continuing care. Experience working with local authorities and framework-based public procurement would strengthen its position. The eight SME bids also indicate that smaller providers can participate, provided they can demonstrate sufficient service capacity and safeguarding capability.

## Notice

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Fostering & Continuing Care for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Fostering & Continuing for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026. This award also includes spend with non-framework suppliers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562235 |
| 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 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 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 | £4,892,492 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Fife Council |
| Additional buyers | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | Barnardos; Carevisions Fostering ltd; Carolina House Trust; Foster Care Associates Scotland Limited; Foster Care Connect; Fostering People; Fostering Relations Ltd; Fosterplus Scotland; The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT); The City of Edinburgh Council; The National Fostering Agency (Scotland); aberlour childcare trust; swiis foster care scotland ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562235

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562235
  Fostering & Continuing Care - This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Fostering & Continuing Care for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840082

## Provenance

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