Awarded· 13 Nov 2025
Residential Short Breaks (Children)
Stirling Council · Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Council has awarded Residential Short Breaks (Children). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stirling.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Action for Children
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:19
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About this tender
In brief
Stirling Council has awarded Residential Short Breaks (Children). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stirling. The contract went to Action for Children. It was awarded on 13 November 2025. The contract value is £559,288.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 27 November 2025. The notice number is 077717-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ea3c.
Summary of the contracting process
This procurement process involves Stirling Council, a regional authority based in Stirling, UK, seeking services in the social work sector. The contract is titled "Residential Short Breaks (Children)" and falls under the services category, specifically focusing on social work services with accommodation. The procurement method used is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and the award stage was completed on 27th November 2025.
This contract aims to deliver residential short breaks for children within the UKM77 region, and involves a partnership with NHS Forth Valley as a buying organisation. The contract, valued at £559,288, was signed on 13th November 2025 with Action for Children as the supplier. SMEs experienced in providing social work services with specialised accommodations could find this procurement appealing, given its focus on children’s residential short breaks.
The limited procurement process favours niche providers capable of meeting specific service requirements without needing competitive tendering, thus reducing entry barriers.
About this tender
Residential short breaks for children
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1
Residential short breaks for children
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Action for Children
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £559,288
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 077717-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ea3c
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stirling
- Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Postcode
- FK7 7QA
- Electoral ward
- Stirling North
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Delivery area
- Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Area
- Eastern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Stirling Council
- Category
- Services
- Phone
- +44 1786404040, +44 1786463031
- Address
- Stirling, FK7 7QA · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: contact.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Action for Children
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077717-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05ea3c (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Residential Short Breaks (Children)
Who won the Residential Short Breaks (Children) contract?
Stirling Council awarded the contract to Action for Children on 13 November 2025.
How much is the Residential Short Breaks (Children) contract worth?
The contract value is £559,288.
Who is the buyer for Residential Short Breaks (Children)?
Stirling Council, based in Stirling, Scotland.
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