Coming up· published 23 Jan 2026
Fostering and Continuing Care
Scotland Excel · Renfrewshire, Scotland
Scotland Excel is planning Fostering and Continuing Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Renfrewshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 23 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Scotland Excel is planning Fostering and Continuing Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Renfrewshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 23 January 2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000821274. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Scotland Excel, acting as the buying organisation, is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a new framework related to Fostering and Continuing Care Services. The framework aims to support local authorities in Scotland to access nurturing family homes for children and young people who are care experienced.
The industry category is services, specifically under CPV code 85300000, covering social care services, and the delivery locations span various geographical boundaries of participating councils within Scotland. This planned procurement process is in its consultation phase, with a future notice date set for 1st May 2026, and the new framework anticipated to commence in January 2027.
The process is part of a legal basis under the CELEX scheme and seeks to include inputs from interested parties through surveys and thematic workshops.
About this tender
The Prior Information Notice and this additional information relates to a consultation exercise only. This PIN pertains to a forthcoming Framework for Fostering & Continuing Care Services. The Framework will support local authorities to access nurturing family homes for children and young people who are care experienced.
Lots (2)
- 01
Standard Fostering ServicePlanned
Lot 1 "Standard Fostering Service" pertains to the provision of Fostering & Continuing Care services for children and young people where the level of need and risk has been assessed as at 'additional' through the Child's Well Being Pathway.. This lotting structure is provisional and subject to change.
- 02
Enhanced Fostering ServicePlanned
Lot 2 "Enhanced Fostering Service" pertains to the provision of Fostering & Continuing Care services for children and young people where the level of need and risk has been assessed as at the 'Intensive' through the Child's Well Being Pathway.. This lotting structure is provisional and subject to change.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 2
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821274
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Town
- Paisley
- Postcode
- PA1 1AR
- Electoral ward
- Paisley East and Central
- Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- Delivery area
- Scotland
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Area
- West Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Scotland Excel
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Amy Irvine
- Phone
- +44 1414888230
- Address
- Paisley, PA1 1AR · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Fostering and Continuing Care - The Prior Information Notice and this additional information relates to a…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- Api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Cognitoforms.comcognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/CopyOfFosteringContinuingCare…
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000821274 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Fostering and Continuing Care
When will the Fostering and Continuing Care tender open?
Scotland Excel has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Fostering and Continuing Care?
Scotland Excel, based in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The named contact is Amy Irvine, on +44 1414888230.
How do I bid for Fostering and Continuing Care?
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