Fostering and Continuing Care Services 0924

Scotland Excel is inviting providers to join its Flexible Framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services, with an estimated total value of £345 million excluding VAT. The framework will help local authorities across Scotland access nurturing family homes for children and young people with care experience.

The framework covers two service options, supporting children and young people whose needs range from routine fostering support to placements requiring additional health, emotional or psychological care.

Service Lots

The framework is divided into two lots:

• Lot 1 – Standard Service: £244,950,000
  Fostering and Continuing Care Services for children and young people whose needs can be met within a stable family setting with routine support. The published award criteria are Quality (80%) and Price (20%).
• Lot 2 – Enhanced Services: £100,050,000
  Fostering and Continuing Care Services for children and young people who require additional health, emotional or psychological support through increased carer skills and professional expertise.

Both lots have a framework duration of 72 months. Providers may submit tenders for both lots.

The estimated lot values may change, and appointment to the framework does not guarantee any business or continuity of work.

Supplier Requirements

Providers must hold and maintain the regulatory registrations required for the services offered, including registration with the Care Inspectorate where applicable.

The stated minimum participation requirements include:

• Financial stability.
• Public liability insurance.
• Employers’ liability insurance.
• Statutory third-party motor vehicle liability insurance.
• Professional indemnity insurance.

Tenderers must meet these selection requirements themselves and cannot rely on the capacities of other organisations to satisfy them. Providers must also hold the regulatory registrations required by law and provide the relevant registration details.

Tenderers must identify the staff assigned to deliver the contract and their professional qualifications. Subcontracting is not permitted for any part of the service for which the provider is required to hold a regulatory registration.

Further eligibility, insurance, quality threshold and participation requirements are set out in the procurement documents on PCS-Tender. Community benefit commitments are also required as described in the tender documents.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Scotland Excel
• Deadline: 18 November 2026, 12:00pm
• Contract Value: £345,000,000 excluding VAT
• Lot 1 Value: £244,950,000 excluding VAT
• Lot 2 Value: £100,050,000 excluding VAT
• Delivery Length: 72 months (six years)
• Contract Start: Not disclosed
• Tender Reference: Fostering and Continuing Care Services 0924
• PCS-Tender Project Code: 27566
• Tender Link: PCS-Tender Portal
• Award Criteria: Lot 1 – Quality (80%) and Price (20%); Lot 2 – Not disclosed in the supplied notice
• Contract Location: Various locations across Scotland
• Contracting Authority Contact: Honor Kelly
• Contact Email: socialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk

The framework is being procured by Scotland Excel for the benefit of its member local authorities and other eligible participating bodies. It may allow new providers to join and existing providers to apply to vary their service offering, subject to the framework terms.

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity may suit fostering providers and organisations delivering continuing care for children and young people across Scotland. Providers with the required regulatory registrations, financial standing, insurance cover and experience supporting children with differing levels of need may wish to review the procurement documents before submitting a tender. However, framework appointment does not guarantee contract awards or a specific volume of business.

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