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Awarded· 1 Apr 2024

Secure Care

Scottish Borders Council · Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scottish Borders Council has awarded Secure Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Scottish Borders.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 14 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

    Good Shepherd Centre

  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 Secure Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Scottish Borders. The contract went to Good Shepherd Centre. It was awarded on 1 April 2024. The contract value is £613,583.

It is run as an open procedure. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 14 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000807254.

Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process facilitated by Scottish Borders Council pertains to the provision of "Secure Care" under the Scotland Excel National Framework. This award notice reflects the cumulative financial commitment for Secure Care services spanning the fiscal period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

The procurement stage is currently in the "Award" phase, indicating that the contract has been successfully bestowed upon Good Shepherd Centre, with a significant contract value of £613,583 GBP. Located within Newtown St Boswells, Scottish Borders Council pursued an "open" procurement method categorised under general public services. The procurement aligns with regional delivery within UKM91, fostering services in the secure care industry category.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), like Good Shepherd Centre, can benefit from engaging in collaborative frameworks, particularly where call-off mechanisms are used to solidify business relationships and ensure ongoing service provision. Enterprises specialising in secure care, or similar public services, stand to gain from the structured and predictable demand inherent in such framework agreements, thus supporting sustainable growth initiatives.

About this tender

This notice reflects the actual value of call-off spend against the Scotland Excel National Framework for Secure Care by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Complete

    Supply of Secure Care 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 Framework.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Good Shepherd Centre
Number of suppliers
1

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
SME

Values

Contracts value
£613,583

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-r6ebe6-0000807254
CPV code
85310000 - Social work services
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 and supplier

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

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Good Shepherd Centre
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 Secure Care

Who won the Secure Care contract?

Scottish Borders Council awarded the contract to Good Shepherd Centre on 1 April 2024.

How much is the Secure Care contract worth?

The contract value is £613,583.

Who is the buyer for Secure Care?

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

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