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Awarded· 1 Apr 2024

Fostering and Continuing Care Services

Scottish Borders Council · Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scottish Borders Council has awarded Fostering and Continuing Care Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Scottish Borders.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 15 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00

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About this tender

In brief

Scottish Borders Council has awarded Fostering and Continuing Care Services. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Scottish Borders. It was awarded on 1 April 2024. The contract value is £532,248.

It is run as an open procedure. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 15 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000807383.

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Borders Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of Fostering and Continuing Care Services, under the Scotland Excel National Framework. This contract is for the period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 and reflects a call-off from the national framework. Located in Newtown St Boswells, Scottish Borders, the council is a regional or local authority focused on general public services.

The procurement stage was at the award phase as of 15th August 2025, with the contract officially signed on 1st April 2024. This procurement follows an open procedure, ensuring transparency and competitiveness in service acquisition within the services industry category. The contract was awarded to several prominent suppliers including Aberlour Child Care Trust, Action for Children, Barnardos, Foster Care Connect, Fostering People, and The National Fostering Agency (Scotland).

Collectively, these suppliers will benefit from a combined contract value of £532,248, enabling each to expand their service reach and potentially innovate their operations through this publicly funded initiative.

About this tender

This notice reflects the regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel National Framework for Fostering & Continuing Care Services by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Complete

    Provision of Fostering & Continuing Care Services from the Scotland Excel National Framework during the period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025.. 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 National framework.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Children and Young People's Social Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
6

Procedure

Notice type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Open
Procedure
Open procedure
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Public Contracts Scotland
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£532,248

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: awards.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000807383
CPV code
85310000 - Social work services; 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Scottish Borders Council is based in Scottish Borders. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Scottish Borders
Town
Galashiels
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Electoral ward
Selkirkshire
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Delivery area
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
Scottish Borders
Area
Southern Scotland
Country
Scotland
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Scottish Borders Council
Category
Services
Contact
Ryan Douglas
Phone
+44 1835824000
Address
Newtown St Boswells, TD6 0SA · Scotland · Scotland
Call +44 1835824000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Fostering and Continuing Care Services

Who won the Fostering and Continuing Care Services contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Fostering and Continuing Care Services contract worth?

The contract value is £532,248.

Who is the buyer for Fostering and Continuing Care Services?

Scottish Borders Council, based in Scottish Borders, Scotland. The named contact is Ryan Douglas, on +44 1835824000.

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