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# Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Break, Services Flexible Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-care-and-education-including-short-break-services-flexible-framewor-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scotland Excel: "Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Break, Services Flexible Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Scotland Excel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotland-excel-GB-FTS-186)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services, Pre-school education services, Primary education services, Secondary education services (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-care-and-education-including-short-break-services-flexible-framewor-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a1#tl-md)

## Description
This Contract Notice is in relation to the renewal of the national flexible framework for Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Break, Services. The scope and structure of service options include:
- Residential care;
- Residential care and education;
- Short Breaks;
- Day Education.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Service Option 1 - Residential Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85310000, 85311000, 85311300, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** As further detailed in the procurement documents, Service Option 1 of the Flexible Framework Agreement is for the provision of Residential Care Services for Children and Young People across Scotland.

### Lot 2: Service Option 2 - Residential Care and Education
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80110000, 80200000, 80340000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** As further detailed in the procurement documents, Service Option 2 of the Flexible Framework Agreement is for the provision of Residential Care and Education Services for Children and Young People across Scotland.

### Lot 3: Service Option 3 -  Short Breaks
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85311000, 85311300, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** As further detailed in the procurement documents, Service Option 3 of the Flexible Framework Agreement is for the provision of Short Break Services for Children and Young People across Scotland.

### Lot 4: Service Option 4 - Day Education
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80110000, 80200000, 85000000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** As further detailed in the procurement documents, Service Option 4 of the Flexible Framework Agreement is for the provision of Day Education Services for Children and Young People across Scotland.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Service Option 1 - Residential Care (active)
  - Award id: `008956-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Abbeyfield Lodge LTD, Aberlour Child Care Trust, Action for Children Services Ltd (+22 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78563`, `GB-FTS-10962`, `GB-COH-2332388`, `GB-FTS-78582`, `GB-FTS-78564`, `GB-FTS-78567`, `GB-FTS-78578`, `GB-FTS-78565`, `GB-FTS-78569`, `GB-FTS-78570`, `GB-FTS-78571`, `GB-FTS-133376`, `GB-FTS-78581`, `GB-FTS-78572`, `GB-FTS-78573`, `GB-FTS-78579`, `GB-FTS-78574`, `GB-FTS-78568`, `GB-FTS-78583`, `GB-FTS-78575`, `GB-FTS-78566`, `GB-FTS-78580`, `GB-FTS-78576`, `GB-FTS-199`, `GB-FTS-176975`
  - Value: £951,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service Option 2 - Residential Care and Education (active)
  - Award id: `008956-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Applied Care and Development Limited, Aspire Scotland Limited, Aspris (Troup House) Limited (+17 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78582`, `GB-FTS-78564`, `GB-FTS-78567`, `GB-FTS-78578`, `GB-FTS-78589`, `GB-FTS-133376`, `GB-FTS-78581`, `GB-FTS-140087`, `GB-FTS-78585`, `GB-FTS-78573`, `GB-FTS-184391`, `GB-FTS-78579`, `GB-FTS-78568`, `GB-FTS-78587`, `GB-FTS-78583`, `GB-FTS-78575`, `GB-FTS-78566`, `GB-FTS-78588`, `GB-FTS-78580`, `GB-FTS-78584`
  - Value: £951,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service Option 3 -  Short Breaks (active)
  - Award id: `008956-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Aberlour Child Care Trust, Action for Children Services Ltd, Archway (Respite Care and Housing) Ltd (+13 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10962`, `GB-COH-2332388`, `GB-FTS-78591`, `GB-FTS-78578`, `GB-FTS-133376`, `GB-FTS-78572`, `GB-FTS-78573`, `GB-FTS-78590`, `GB-FTS-78574`, `GB-FTS-78587`, `GB-FTS-78583`, `GB-FTS-177947`, `GB-FTS-78588`, `GB-FTS-78576`, `GB-FTS-199`, `GB-FTS-176975`
  - Value: £951,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service Option 4 - Day Education (active)
  - Award id: `008956-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Applied Care and Development Limited, Aspire Scotland Limited, Aspris (Troup House) Limited (+17 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78582`, `GB-FTS-78564`, `GB-FTS-78567`, `GB-FTS-78578`, `GB-FTS-78589`, `GB-FTS-133427`, `GB-FTS-133376`, `GB-FTS-78581`, `GB-FTS-140087`, `GB-FTS-184391`, `GB-FTS-78579`, `GB-FTS-78583`, `GB-FTS-10966`, `GB-FTS-78575`, `GB-FTS-78566`, `GB-FTS-78588`, `GB-FTS-78580`, `GB-FTS-78592`, `GB-FTS-78593`, `GB-FTS-78584`
  - Value: £951,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Service Option 1 - Residential Care (active)
  - Signed Value: £951,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2022

- **Contract:** Service Option 2 - Residential Care and Education (active)
  - Signed Value: £951,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2022

- **Contract:** Service Option 3 -  Short Breaks (active)
  - Signed Value: £951,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2022

- **Contract:** Service Option 4 - Day Education (active)
  - Signed Value: £951,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008956-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-28T11:58:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:49:18.163Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a1