CT1293 - Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education

A Contract Award Notice
by THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£3M-£30M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
06 Mar 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Within the Edinburgh city boundaries or within a maximum 50-mile radius

Geochart for 1 buyers and 23 suppliers

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) seek to establish a Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education. Service Requirement The Council requires to put a multi provider framework agreement in place for the provision of Residential Care and Education within Residential Schools and Care Homes for Children and/ or Young People who have multiple and complex needs and for whom provision of residential care is the best means of improving Outcomes. The principles of Getting It Right for Every Child are at the heart of this Service. The Council and Providers shall work in partnership to commission and deliver services that will fully support Children and Young People as they grow and develop. This is broken into three lots: Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care: Residential Care where the child or Young Person attends School elsewhere or is not in education; Lot 2 – Provision of Education: Education where the child or Young Person resides elsewhere; Lot 3 – Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service: Residential Care and education provided as a package for the child or Young Person.

Lot Division

1 Provision of Residential Care

Residential Care where the child or Young Person attends School elsewhere or is not in education. Additional information: This lot may be applied for on it's own, or along with a submission for lot 3

2 Provision of Education

Education where the child or Young Person resides elsewhere. Additional information: This lot may be applied for on it's own, or along side a submission for lot 3

3 Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service

Lot 3 – Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service: Residential Care and education provided as a package for the child or Young Person. Additional information: This lot may only be applied for in addition to a submission for Lot 1 or Lot 2. Organisations may not submit for Lot 3 alone.

Award Detail

1 Aberlour Child Care Trust (Stirling)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Action for Children Services (Hertfordshire)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Applied Care & Development (Dumfries)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Capability Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Care Visions (Stirling)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Crossreach the Operating Name for the Church of Scotland Social Care Council (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Dean & Cauvin Young Peoples Trust (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 Spark of Genius (Paisley)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Starley Hall School (Burntisland)
  • Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care
  • Reference: 008266-2025-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Applied Care & Development (Dumfries)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Capability Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Dunedin School (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 Harmeny Education Trust (Balerno)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
14 Spark of Genius (Paisley)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
15 Starley Hall School (Burntisland)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
16 Donaldson Trust (Linlithgow)
  • Lot 2 – Provision of Education
  • Reference: 008266-2025-2
  • Value: £20,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
17 Aberlour Child Care Trust (Stirling)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
18 Applied Care & Development (Dumfries)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
19 Capability Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
20 Crossreach the Operating Name for the Church of Scotland Social Care Council (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
21 Harmeny Education Trust (Balerno)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
22 Spark of Genius (Paisley)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
23 Starley Hall School (Burntisland)
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service
  • Reference: 008266-2025-3
  • Value: £30,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
  • 80340000 - Special education services

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Please note: The establishment of a Framework Agreement will act as platform for the future procurements and as such is not a guarantee of any work or financial commitment. It is a mandatory requirement that organisations pay staff who work on the council framework pay at least the real Living Wage. More information can be found within the SPD on PCS tender. (SC Ref:790546)

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