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title: "Children's Residential Care & Education"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840095"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Fife Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Children's Residential Care & Education

Buyer: Fife Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840095

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## Summary

Fife Council commissioned children’s residential care and education services under the Scotland Excel framework for children’s residential care and education. The service covers residential placements combining care, support and education for children and young people. Delivery is across Fife, Scotland. This is a public service procurement, classified under CPV 85000000 for health and social work services, with the more specific classification 85300000 for social work and related services. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot and was called off by Fife Council. It is relevant to organisations providing residential childcare, specialist education, therapeutic support or integrated care and education for children and young people, particularly providers able to operate within Fife and meet public-sector placement requirements.

This is a retrospective award and the procurement is complete. It used an open procedure under the Scotland Excel framework. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and is described as covering 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2026; the published period is internally inconsistent. The active contract value is £5,850,342. The award was made to 16 providers: Aberlour Child Care Trust, CareVisions, Common Thread Limited, CrossReach, Harmeny Education Trust, Hillside School (Aberdour), Falkland House School, Inspire Scotland, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Radical Services, Rossie Young People’s Trust, Seamab, Spark of Genius, St Philip’s School, Starley Hall School and Scottish Autism. Eighteen bids were recorded, including seven from SMEs.

For suppliers that did not win, this award evidences substantial demand from Fife Council for children’s residential care and education delivered through a framework call-off. The successful provider group includes specialist children’s charities, residential schools, education and care centres, autism services and other organisations focused on complex childcare and support. A credible future competitor would therefore need an established service for children and young people, suitable residential and educational provision, and the operational capacity to accept and support placements in Fife. The result also shows that both larger organisations and SMEs can participate: the awarded group includes providers recorded as large businesses and others recorded as SMEs. Experience combining safe residential care with education and specialist support would be commercially relevant when this requirement returns.

## Notice

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Children's Residential Care & Education 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: Children's Residential Childcare & Education for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562248 |
| 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 | £5,850,342 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Fife Council |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| 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 | 16 |
| Supplier names | CareVisions; Common Thread Limited; CrossReach (the operating name for The Church of Scotland Social Care Council); Falkland House School; Harmeny Education Trust Limited; Hillside School (Aberdour) Ltd; Inspire Scotland; Kibble Education & Care Centre; Radical Services Ltd; Rossie Young Peoples Trust; Scottish Autism; Seamab; Spark of Genius; St. Philip's School; Starley Hall School Limited; aberlour childcare trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related 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=AUG562248

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562248
  Children's Residential Care & Education - This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Framework: Children's Residential Care & Education for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840095

## Provenance

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